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Jack Pfiester
Born: May 24, 1878 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: October 3, 1953 (aged 75) Loveland, Ohio
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 180 lbs.
Positions: Pitcher
Played For:
Pittsburgh Pirates (1903–1904)
Chicago Cubs (1906–1911)
Biography:
A side-wheeling left-hander with a great pick-off move to first base that kept runners close, Jack Pfiester posted a lifetime 2.02 ERA over eight seasons, the third best of all-time for pitchers with at least 1,000 innings, but he is best remembered for his seven shutouts and 15-5 career record against the hated New York Giants. “No longer will Chicago’s fans struggle with the pretzel curves of the great southpaw’s patronymic; no longer will it be mispronounced by seven out of every eight bugs and bugettes,” wrote I. E. Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune after Pfiester’s 2-1 victory over the Giants on August 30, 1908. “Pfiester, the spelling of which has been the occasion of as many wagers as its mispronunciation, will be dropped as meaningless and inappropriate, and for the rest of time and part of eternity Mr. Pfiester of private life will be known to the public and the historians as Jack the Giant Killer.”
Pfiester finished with a 1.51 ERA in 1906 (one of the best rookie seasons by any pitcher since), and a 1.15 ERA in 1907. His career ERA is 2.02, 3rd lowest among pitchers with 1,000+ innings thrown, and he had a .617 winning percentage. On September 23, 1908 against the New York Giants he pitched a complete game, allowing five hits, all with a dislocated tendon in his pitching forearm. He had to be assisted off the field a few times after throwing curve balls. And as soon as the game ended he went to Ohio to be treated, his tendon snapped back into place by trainer Bonesetter Reese.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pfiester
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pfiesja01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/35db06a1
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