1. Joe McGinnity led the league in innings pitched four times from 1900 to 1905.
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6. Joe McGinnity made some pocket money pitching for a team in Van Buren, Arkansas, and that led him to earn a professional contract with the Montgomery Colts of the Southern League in 1893.
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8. Joe McGinnity set a MLB record during the 1904 season recording his tenth win in 21 team games on May 21, the fewest team games to for a pitcher to reach the mark.
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9. Joe McGinnity was nicknamed " Iron Man " because he worked in an iron foundry during the baseball offseasons.
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10. Joe McGinnity was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1899, with the Baltimore Orioles.
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12. Joe McGinnity finished his MLB career with 246 career wins, seven 20-win seasons, and two 30-win seasons.
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14. Joe McGinnity acquired his nickname, "Iron Man", before his doubleheader pitching became widely discussed.
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15. Joe McGinnity joined the coaching staff of former teammate Wilbert Robinson, along with Kelley, for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1926 MLB season.
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23. Joe McGinnity won 21 games in the 1905 season, as the Giants won the NL pennant.
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24. Joe McGinnity set an MLB record during the 1904 season recording his tenth win in 21 team games on May 21, the fewest team games to for a pitcher to reach the mark.
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26. Joe McGinnity set MLB records with 48 games started and 434 innings pitched, which remain NL records today.
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29. Joe McGinnity considered retiring from baseball, but ultimately jumped to the AL, signing with the Baltimore Orioles of the AL before the 1901 season.
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30. Joe McGinnity pitched two complete games in the Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, as the Superbas defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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36. Joe McGinnity changed it by adding an "n" after he emigrated to the United States in 1861.
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38. Joe McGinnity was nicknamed "Iron Man" because he worked in an iron foundry during the baseball offseasons.
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