Ed Walsh
| Birthdate | 5/14/1881 |
| Death Date | 5/26/1959 |
| Debut Year | 1904 |
| Year of Induction | 1946 |
| Teams | Braves, White Sox |
| Position | Pitcher |
The last man to win 40 games in a season, Ed Walsh enjoyed a 14-year career in which he established an MLB-record 1.82 career ERA.
In the collection:
Ed Walsh signed index card
Ed Walsh signed index card
In the collection is a 3×5 index card signed by Hall of Fame pitcher Ed Walsh. The last man to win 40 games in a season, Walsh also lays claim to the lowest lifetime earned run average in the history of baseball – 1.82. When interviewed for Larry Ritter’s The Glory of Their Times, Tiger Hall of Famer Sam Crawford said, “Big Ed Walsh. Great big, strong, good-looking fellow. He threw a spitball. I think that ball disintegrated on the way to the plate, and the catcher put it back together again. I swear, when it went past the plate, it was just the spit went by.”
