18 Facts About Ed Walsh

Ed Walsh holds the record for lowest career earned run average, 1.

Ed Walsh is one of two modern pitchers to win 40 or more games in a single season, and the last pitcher to do so.

Ed Walsh is the last pitcher from any team to throw more than 400 innings in a single season, a feat that he most recently accomplished in 1908.

Ed Walsh was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

Ed Walsh was born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, to Michael and Jane Ed Walsh.

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Ed Walsh worked in the Luzerne County coal mines when he was young.

Ed Walsh started his professional baseball career with the 1902 Meriden Silverites of the Connecticut State League.

Ed Walsh struck out at least one batter each inning of that game; this feat has since been duplicated only once, by Bob Gibson in the 1968 World Series opener.

From this season through 1912, Ed Walsh averaged 24 victories and 220 strikeouts and posted an ERA below 2.

Ed Walsh set an American League record by pitching 464 innings in a season.

Ed Walsh was a workhorse who pitched an average of 375 innings annually during the six seasons of 1907 through 1912.

Ed Walsh pitched only 16 games during the 1913 season, and a meager 13 games over the next three years.

Ed Walsh wanted a year off, but Charles Comiskey released him instead.

Ed Walsh attempted a comeback with the Boston Braves in 1917, but was let go, ending his major league career.

Ed Walsh later did some pitching in the Eastern League, and gave umpiring a try, after which he was a coach for the White Sox for several seasons.

Ed Walsh retired with 195 wins, 126 losses, and 1736 strikeouts.

Ed Walsh was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

In 1999, Ed Walsh was ranked number 82 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.