22 Facts About Tim Keefe

Tim Keefe was one of the most dominating pitchers of the 19th century and posted impressive statistics in one category or another for almost every season he pitched.

When Tim Keefe was a child, Patrick served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Tim Keefe's brother became a major and fought in the Spanish–American War.

Tim Keefe entered the major leagues in 1880 with the Troy Trojans.

Tim Keefe immediately established himself as a talented pitcher, posting an astounding 0.

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In 1883, after the Trojans folded, Tim Keefe rose to stardom with the New York Metropolitans of the American Association under manager "Gentleman" Jim Mutrie and had one of the most dominating seasons in baseball's early history.

In 1887, Tim Keefe sat out several weeks of the season after he struck a batter in the head with a pitch; he was said to have suffered a nervous breakdown.

Tim Keefe won 19 consecutive games that season, a record that stood for 24 years.

Tim Keefe even designed the famous all-black "funeral" uniforms the Giants wore that season.

Tim Keefe was very well paid for his career, yet he was a leading member of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, an early players' union that fought for the welfare of players.

Tim Keefe assisted his brother-in-law Monte Ward to form the Players' League for the 1890 season.

Tim Keefe transferred ownership of his real estate assets to his mother so that they would remain safe from any legal rulings.

Shortly before the Players' League was founded, Keefe had started a sporting goods business in New York with W H Becannon, a former employee of baseball owner and sporting goods entrepreneur Albert Spalding.

Tim Keefe was drawing a high salary and was not meeting the expectations of the team's leadership.

Tim Keefe moved to the Philadelphia Phillies after his release from the Giants.

Tim Keefe was the first pitcher to achieve three 300-plus strikeout seasons, done during his dominating prime in the 1880s in which he won the most games of the decade with 291.

Tim Keefe still holds the record for having wins in the most ballparks, with 47.

Late in his playing career, Tim Keefe began to coach college baseball and he continued in this capacity after his retirement as a player.

Tim Keefe worked as an umpire for a total of 243 major league games; his most active year was 1895, when he umpired 129 games.

Tim Keefe died in his hometown of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 76.

Tim Keefe was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 after being elected by the Veterans Committee.

Six players were inducted that year, and Tim Keefe was one of five who had been voted in by the Veterans Committee.