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randomlefty10 · 06-20-2005, 02:17 AM

Shinkichi Tampke

It's difficult to devise a good strategy to recap 100 years of history, so if anyone has any ideas, please feel free to share.

In the meantime, I wanted to write a few random parts of the history that have stuck in my mind. Up first, the rise of super aces.

In the year 1826, New York selected 17 yr old pitcher Shinkichi Tampke with the 10th overall pick. Tampke was up with the big team by '28 and a member of the rotation in '29 at the age of 20. That year, Tampke would go 12-13 with a 3.27 ERA in 35 starts. It would be the last time Tampke would post a losing record for 18 years.

Tampke took home the rookie of the year award in '29. He posted similar marks in '30 and then broke out in 1831 with his first 20 game season going 21-8 and an astounding 1.65 ERA, elected to his first all-star game and won his first Ace Award. He cooled off a bit the next two years going 35-14 with a 2.06 ERA over that span. After that, he stepped it up winning the Ace Award each of the next 3 years with a combined 71-8 record with ERAs of 1.52, 1.86 and 1.32.

Again, Tampke took two years off from winning an Ace Award before again winning three more Ace Awards bringing his total up to 7.

In the end, Tampke, who spent his entire career in New York, would rack up career numbers of 342-151 with a 2.14 ERA, the 2nd best career ERA, 3rd most wins, 5th best winning percentage, 3rd most games started, 4th most innings pitched, 10th most strikeouts, 4th best WHIP, 4 World Series rings, 7 Ace Awards, and 12 All-Star appearences. Tampke retired in 1848.

Up next, the person who overshadowed Tampke's last decade in baseball.

06-20-2005, 02:17 AM	#3
randomlefty10 All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,438	Shinkichi Tampke It's difficult to devise a good strategy to recap 100 years of history, so if anyone has any ideas, please feel free to share. In the meantime, I wanted to write a few random parts of the history that have stuck in my mind. Up first, the rise of super aces. In the year 1826, New York selected 17 yr old pitcher Shinkichi Tampke with the 10th overall pick. Tampke was up with the big team by '28 and a member of the rotation in '29 at the age of 20. That year, Tampke would go 12-13 with a 3.27 ERA in 35 starts. It would be the last time Tampke would post a losing record for 18 years. Tampke took home the rookie of the year award in '29. He posted similar marks in '30 and then broke out in 1831 with his first 20 game season going 21-8 and an astounding 1.65 ERA, elected to his first all-star game and won his first Ace Award. He cooled off a bit the next two years going 35-14 with a 2.06 ERA over that span. After that, he stepped it up winning the Ace Award each of the next 3 years with a combined 71-8 record with ERAs of 1.52, 1.86 and 1.32. Again, Tampke took two years off from winning an Ace Award before again winning three more Ace Awards bringing his total up to 7. In the end, Tampke, who spent his entire career in New York, would rack up career numbers of 342-151 with a 2.14 ERA, the 2nd best career ERA, 3rd most wins, 5th best winning percentage, 3rd most games started, 4th most innings pitched, 10th most strikeouts, 4th best WHIP, 4 World Series rings, 7 Ace Awards, and 12 All-Star appearences. Tampke retired in 1848. Up next, the person who overshadowed Tampke's last decade in baseball. Last edited by randomlefty10; 06-22-2005 at 04:22 PM.