About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Art Nichols, Bert Inks, Biff Sheehan, Billy Lush (baseball), Bill Friel, Bill Massey (baseball), Bob Miller (1890s pitcher), Cozy Dolan, Dan Brouthers, Doc Curley, Ed Phelps, Frank Eustace, Frank Foreman, Frank Shannon (baseball), George Hemming, George Keefe, George Magoon, George Shoch, Harry Gleason, Henry Gruber, Henry Lynch, Jack Chesbro, Jack Horner (baseball), Jim Donnelly (baseball), Jim Duncan (baseball), Jim Garry, Jim Korwan, Jim Rogers (baseball), Joe Gunson, Joe Harrington (baseball), Joe Wall, John Houseman (baseball), John Pappalau, Kirtley Baker, Larry Battam, Mike Hickey, Mike Lehane, Nap Shea, Nixey Callahan, Ollie Smith (baseball), Pete Gilbert (baseball), Pete McBride, Roscoe Coughlin, Scott Stratton, Shorty Fuller, Ted Scheffler, Tommy Tucker (baseball), Tom Burns (baseball), Tom Hernon, Tom Leahy (baseball), Tom Messitt, Tom O'Meara, Tom Vickery, Walt Woods, Willard Mains. Excerpt: John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 - November 6, 1931) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack," Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899-1902), the New York Highlanders (1903-1909), and the Boston Red Sox (1909). Chesbro finished his career with a win-loss record of 198-132, an earned run average of 2.68, and 1,265 strikeouts. His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an MLB record for the modern era, and is viewed as unbreakable. Chesbro was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 by the Veterans Committee, though he had received little consideration from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Some baseball historians consider the 1946 election a mistake, and believe that Chesbro was elected solely on the basis of his 1904 season. He was born John Dwight Chesebrough on June 5, 1874 in Haughtonville, a village in North Adams, Massachusetts. He was the...
