Ed Walsh T205 Tobacco Reprint Baseball Card with Gold Borders

Ed Walsh Born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, Walsh had a brief but remarkable major league career. He made his major league debut in 1904 with the Chicago White Sox and pitched his first full season in 1906, going 17-13 with a 1.88 ERA and 171 strikeouts. From this season through 1912, Walsh averaged 24 victories, 220 strikeouts and posted an ERA below 2.00 five times. He also led the league in saves five times in this span. His finest individual season came in 1908 when he went 40-15 with 269 strikeouts, 6 saves and a 1.42 ERA.

In 1910, although he did not break even, an analysis showsthat in the 369-2/3 innings he pitched, opposing teams were charged with 1,294 times at bat and only made 242 hits a batting average of .187.

T205 Ed Walsh Reprint Card

"I think the 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." - Outfielder Sam Crawford (1965)