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.
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Walsh posted 5 straight sub 2.00 ERA seasons from 1906-1910
Walsh posted 5 straight sub 2.00 ERA seasons from 1906-1910
Ed Walsh enjoyed a 14-year career from 1904-1917. He pitched all but one of those years for the Chicago White Sox.
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.”
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.
