World Series Ace Stan Coveleski
Episode description
Stan Coveleski makes his Debut: September 10, 1912 at age 23, as the 3,800th in major league history vs. the Detroit Tigers he pitched 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Using a fluttering spitball that dove sharply and broke inside on lefties and righties, Stan Coveleski helped two unlikely teams to the World Series. He won three games in the 1920 Series — the first championship for Cleveland, and in 1925 he helped the Senators to the World Series in his first year with that club, winning 20 games. He consistently topped 275 innings pitched and was a valuable pitcher well into his mid-thirties. Coveleski learned the spitter while in the minors in 1913-1915, earning a permanent spot in the big leagues in 1916 when the Indians bought his contract. A longtime resident of South Bend, Indiana, the ballfield in that college town bears his name. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Stan's Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/stan-coveleski-page/
1920 Season - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/major-league-baseball-season-recap-1920/
Eugene Murdock Collection - https://cdm16014.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4014coll27/search/searchterm/Eugene+Converse+Murdock+interviewed/field/descri/mode/exact/conn/and/order/title
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