Smoky Joe Wood
Smoky Joe Wood surpassed the 30-win plateau by going 34-5 in 1912. Only 12 other pitchers have won as many as 30 games in a season since 1900.
Read More > Chet Brewer
Chet Brewer played for at least nine teams over the course of his 24-year playing career. He competed in at least nine countries and 40 US states.
Read More >Hoyt Wilhelm
Though he made his MLB debut at age 29, Hoyt Wilhelm was the 1st pitcher to save 200 games & the 1st to appear in 1,000 games.
Read More >Joe Williams
Joe Williams debuted in the Negro Leagues in 1905 and won 115 games in his first 5 seasons. He was never allowed to play in the big leagues.
Read More >Vic Willis
Vic Willis was the last to throw a no-hitter during the 1800s. He holds the post-1900 record for complete games (46) & losses (29) in a season.
Read More >Early Wynn
Early Wynn won exactly 300 games despite missing all of 1945 and a portion of 1946 while serving in the United States Army during WWII.
Read More >Cy Young
Cy Young remains #1 in MLB history in games started, innings, complete games, wins, & losses. His 511 victories are 94 more than #2 on the list.
Read More >Dazzy Vance
Dazzy Vance made his Major League debut in 1915 but was not in the big leagues to stay until 1922 when he was 31 years of age.
Read More >Rube Waddell
The Major Leagues’ strikeout leader from 1902 through 1907, Rube Waddell was the game’s greatest drawing card at the turn of the century.
Read More >Ed Walsh
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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