Addie Joss pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos of Major League Baseball, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 1910.
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30 Facts About Addie Joss
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Addie Joss played baseball at St Mary's and then played in a semipro league where he caught the attention of Connie Mack.
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Addie Joss did not sign with Mack's team, but he attracted further major league interest after winning 19 games in 1900 for the Toledo Mud Hens.
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Addie Joss finished his career with 160 wins, 234 complete games, 45 shutouts and 920 strikeouts.
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Addie Joss was offered a scholarship to attend St Mary's College in Watertown, where he played on the school's baseball team.
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Addie Joss attended the University of Wisconsin, where he studied engineering.
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Addie Joss was seen by a scout for the Toledo Mud Hens and in 1900 accepted a position with the team for $75 per month.
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Addie Joss continued to pitch for the Mud Hens and by the end of the 1901 season he had won 27 games and had 216 strikeouts.
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For not returning the entire advance, Addie Joss was charged with a felony and Stroebel pursued legal action.
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Addie Joss made his major league debut with the Cleveland Bronchos against the St Louis Browns.
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Shinivar was in attendance when Addie Joss made his professional debut with the Mud Hens in 1900.
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Addie Joss then hit a ball to Naps third baseman Bill Bradley, which Bradley bobbled before throwing to first baseman George Stovall.
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Addie Joss accomplished the feat with just 74 pitches, the lowest known pitch count ever achieved in a perfect game.
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Addie Joss pitched a second no-hitter, on April 20,1910, against the White Sox, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to no-hit the same team twice, a feat not matched until Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants no-hit the San Diego Padres in both 2013 and 2014.
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Addie Joss made just 13 appearances that season due to a torn ligament in his right elbow.
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Addie Joss' repertoire included a fastball, a "slow ball", and an "extremely effective" curve.
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Addie Joss contracted malaria in April 1904 and then missed several starts with a back injury in 1905.
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Addie Joss was concerned about supporting his family after his baseball career ended; many players of the day had little education and few marketable job skills beyond their abilities on the diamond.
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Addie Joss's writings proved so popular that sales of the paper increased and a special phone line was installed in his office to field the large volume of calls he received from fans.
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Addie Joss attended spring training with Cleveland before the start of the 1911 season.
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Addie Joss was taken to a local hospital and released the next day.
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Chapman thought Addie Joss could be suffering from nervous indigestion or food poisoning.
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Joe Reichler, a member of the Commissioner's office, worked to allow Addie Joss to become eligible for the Hall and succeeded in 1977.
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Addie Joss is the only player in the Hall of Fame whose regular season playing career lasted less than 10 years.
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Addie Joss was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame on July 29,2006.
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Addie Joss was inducted in the same class as Ray Chapman, Rocky Colavito, Al Lopez, Sam McDowell, Al Rosen and Herb Score.
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