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Old 06-11-2017, 06:30 PM   #19
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OK, here are the relevant stats from the OOTP minor league listing in 1909.
HA SE: (Harrisburg Senators, I assume, since that is who he played for) G: 8, GS: 8, W:2, L 2, S 1 (despite no relief appearances), IP 33, K 46. BABIP .424.

First. no one in 1909 has that kind of strikeout rate, much less a 27 year old OF-1B who never pitched again. Second, no one who started 8 games would only pitch 33 innings in the first place. Third, I'm not aware of a source in 1909 for the Tri-State League that would give you those stats. He had 150 AB for the team, and I can't tell looking on BB-Ref that the team had any pitchers, much less a career first basemen striking out batters at a higher rate than anyone in the majors.
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