List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
American League
Table:
Year

Player

Team(s)

Saves

1901

Bill Hoffer

Cleveland Blues

3

1902

Jack Powell

St. Louis Browns

2

1903

Bill Dinneen
George Mullin
Al Orth
Jack Powell
Cy Young

Boston Americans
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Boston Americans

2

1904

Case Patten

Washington Senators

3

1905

Jim Buchanan

St. Louis Browns

2

1906

Chief Bender
Otto Hess

Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Naps

3

1907

Bill Dinneen
Tom Hughes
Ed Walsh

Boston/St. Louis
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox

4

1908

Ed Walsh

Chicago White Sox

6

1909

Frank Arellanes

Boston Red Sox

8

1910

Ed Walsh

Chicago White Sox

5

1911

Charley Hall
Eddie Plank
Ed Walsh

Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox

4

1912

Ed Walsh

Chicago White Sox

10

1913

Chief Bender

Philadelphia Athletics

13

1914

Jack Bentley
Hooks Dauss
Red Faber
Roy Mitchell
Jim Shaw

Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators

4

1915

Carl Mays

Boston Red Sox

7

1916

Bob Shawkey

New York Yankees

8

1917

Dave Danforth

Chicago White Sox

9

1918

George Mogridge

New York Yankees

7

1919

Allen Russell
Jim Shaw
Bob Shawkey

New York/Boston
Washington Senators
New York Yankees

5

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William Leopold Bill Hoffer ( November 8 , 1870 - July 21 , 1959 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons ( 1895-1899 , 1901 ) with the Baltimore Orioles , Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Blues . For his career , he compiled a 92-46 record in 161 appearances , with a 3.75 earned run average and 314 strikeouts . In 1901 he archived the dubious honor of being the losing pitcher in the American League 's first game . In his rookie year , 1895 , he compiled 31 wins ( including a league-leading four shutouts ) , a major league record for most wins as a rookie . He led the National League in Winning Percentage in 1895 and 1896 . He was born and later died in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , at the age of 88 .
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland , Ohio . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . Since 1994 , they have played at Progressive Field . The team 's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear , Arizona . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the team has won 10 Central Division titles , six American League pennants , and two World Series championships , ( in 1920 and 1948 ) . The team 's current 71-year World Series championship drought is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams . The name Indians originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace Cleveland Naps following the departure of Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season . It was a revival of the nickname that fans gave to the Cleveland Spiders while Louis Sockalexis , a Native American , was playing for the team . Common nicknames for the Indians include the Tribe and the Wahoos , the latter referencing their former logo , Chief Wahoo . The team 's mascot is named Slider . The franchise originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rustlers , a minor league team in the Western League . The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was renamed the Cleveland Lake Shores .
John Joseph Powell ( July 9 , 1874 - October 17 , 1944 ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher around the turn of the 19th and 20th century . He had a relatively successful 16-year career , which lasted from 1897 to 1912 - he won 245 games , but also lost 254 games . So , despite his sparking 2.97 career ERA , he holds the record for most wins by a pitcher with a career losing record . Powell was born in Bloomington , Illinois . He made his debut with the Cleveland Spiders in 1897 , and by 1898 he became one of the best pitchers on the team . His 23 wins trailed only teammate Cy Young . He was one of the star players sold to the St. Louis Browns before the 1899 season . He won 23 games again that year , which was three more than the Spiders had all year . After three successful seasons , he was lured to the new American League in 1902 , where he pitched for the St. Louis Browns . Powell was traded to the New York Highlanders before the 1904 season , where he went 23-19 . However , after an 8-13 start in 1905 , he was traded back to the Browns . By this time , the Browns had become one of the worst teams in the league .
The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , as the Milwaukee Brewers . Charter member of the American League ( AL ) , the Brewers moved to St. Louis , Missouri , after the 1901 season , where they played for 52 years as the St. Louis Browns . This article covers the franchise 's time in St. Louis . After the 1953 season , the team relocated to Baltimore , Maryland , where it became the Baltimore Orioles . As of August 2019 , there are only 9 living former St. Louis Browns players . [ citation needed ]
William Henry Dinneen , alternately spelled Dineen ( April 5 , 1876 - January 13 , 1955 ) , was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who followed his 12-year career from 1898 to 1909 with a highly regarded tenure as an American League umpire from 1909 to 1937 . Dinneen was the plate umpire for baseball 's first All-Star Game . He played for the Washington Senators and Boston Braves ( both of the National League ) , and the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns of the American League . Dinneen recorded three wins for the Red Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 . Dinneen broke the record for most strikeouts in a World Series game with 11 ; the previous mark of 10 had been set a day earlier by Pittsburgh 's Deacon Phillippe .
George Joseph Mullin ( July 4 , 1880 - January 7 , 1944 ) , sometimes known by the nickname Wabash George , was an American right-handed baseball pitcher . Mullin played in Major League Baseball for 14 seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1902 to 1913 , Washington Senators in 1913 , and the Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper of the Federal League from 1914 to 1915 . He compiled a career record of 228-196 with a 2.28 earned run average ( ERA ) and 1,482 strikeouts . His 1,244 career assists ranks sixth among major league pitchers . Mullin was also a strong hitter , twice batting over .300 for a season and compiling a career batting average of .262 . In 12 seasons with Detroit , he helped the team win three consecutive American League pennants from 1907 to 1909 . He had five 20-win seasons for the Tigers , led the American League with 29 wins in 1909 , and ranks second in Detroit Tigers history with 209 wins . He also holds the Detroit Tigers ' all-time club records with 3,394 innings pitched and 336 complete games and pitched the first no-hitter in Tigers ' history on July 4 , 1912 .
Albert Lewis Orth ( September 5 , 1872 - October 8 , 1948 ) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball . He later served as a major league umpire and college baseball coach .
Denton True Cy Young ( March 29 , 1867 - November 4 , 1955 ) was an American Major League Baseball ( MLB ) pitcher . Born in Gilmore , Ohio , he worked on his family 's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career . Young entered the major leagues in 1890 with the National League 's Cleveland Spiders and pitched for them until 1898 . He was then transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals franchise . In 1901 , Young jumped to the American League and played for the Boston Red Sox franchise until 1908 , helping them win the 1903 World Series . He finished his career with the Cleveland Naps and Boston Rustlers , retiring in 1911 . Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in the game early in his career . After his speed diminished , he relied more on his control and remained effective into his forties . By the time Young retired , he had established numerous pitching records , some of which have stood for over a century . He holds MLB records for the most career wins , with 511 , along with most career innings pitched , games started , and complete games . He led his league in wins during five seasons and pitched three no-hitters , including a perfect game . Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 .
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The team have won nine World Series championships , tied for the third-most of any MLB team , and they have played in 13 . Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018 . In addition , they won the 1904 American League pennant , but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series . Founded in 1901 as one of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the Red Sox ' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912 . The Red Sox name was chosen by the team owner , John I. Taylor , circa 1908 , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the Boston Red Stockings , including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves . The Red Sox were a dominant team in the new league , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918 . However , they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history , dubbed the Curse of the Bambino after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox ' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918 , an 86-year wait before the team 's sixth World Championship in 2004 . The team 's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history , including Enos Slaughter 's mad dash in 1946 , the Impossible Dream of 1967 , Carlton Fisk 's home run in 1975 , and Bill Buckner 's error in 1986 . Following their victory in the 2018 World Series , they became the first team to win four World Series trophies in the 21st century , with championships in 2004 , 2007 , 2013 and 2018 . The team 's history has also been marked by the team 's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees , arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports .
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit , Michigan . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . One of the AL 's eight charter franchises , the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city . They are also the oldest continuous one name , one city franchise in the AL . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the Tigers have won four World Series championships ( 1935 , 1945 , 1968 , and 1984 ) , 11 AL pennants ( 1907 , 1908 , 1909 , 1934 , 1935 , 1940 , 1945 , 1968 , 1984 , 2006 , 2012 ) , and four AL Central division championships ( 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ) . They also won division titles in 1972 , 1984 , and 1987 as a member of the AL East . The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit . The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown ( just west of Downtown Detroit ) and began playing there in 1896 . In 1912 , the team moved into Navin Field , which was built on the same location . It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium . It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until moving to Comerica Park in 2000 . From 1901 to 2019 , the Tigers ' overall win-loss record is 9,346-9,191 ( a winning percentage of .504 ) .
The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League 's eight charter franchises . Now known as the Minnesota Twins , the club was founded in Washington , D.C. in 1901 as the Washington Senators . In 1905 , the team changed its official name to the Washington Nationals . The name Nationals appeared on the uniforms for only two seasons , and was then replaced with the W logo for the next 52 years . However , the names Senators , Nationals and shorter Nats were used interchangeably by fans and media for the next 60 years ; in 2005 , the latter two names were revived for the current National League franchise that had previously played in Montreal . For a time , from 1911 to 1933 , the Senators were one of the more successful franchises in Major League Baseball . The team 's rosters included Baseball Hall of Fame members Goose Goslin , Sam Rice , Joe Cronin , Bucky Harris , Heinie Manush and one of the greatest players and pitchers of all time , Walter Johnson . But the Senators are remembered more for their many years of mediocrity and futility , including six last-place finishes in the 1940s and 1950s . Joe Judge , Cecil Travis , Buddy Myer , Roy Sievers and Eddie Yost were other notable Senators players whose careers were spent in obscurity due to the team 's lack of success .
Case Lyman Casey Patten ( May 7 , 1874 - May 31 , 1935 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons ( 1901-1908 ) with the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox . For his career , he compiled a 105-128 record in 270 appearances , with a 3.36 earned run average and 757 strikeouts . In the history of the Washington/Minnesota franchise , Patten ranks tenth in wins ( 105 ) , sixth in innings pitched ( 2059.3 ) , tenth in games started ( 237 ) , second in complete games ( 206 ) , sixth in hits allowed ( 2146 ) , and seventh in losses ( 127 ) . He was born in Westport , New York and later died in Rochester , New York at the age of 61 .
James Forrest Buchanan ( July 1 , 1876 - June 15 , 1949 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of one season ( 1905 ) with the St. Louis Browns . For his career , he compiled a 5-9 record in 22 appearances , with a 3.50 earned run average and 54 strikeouts . Buchanan attended Austin College and Midland Lutheran College . [ citation needed ] Not to be confused with Jim Buchanan who was a fake news reporter played by Boston Red Sox player Joe Kelly ( pitcher ) .
Charles Albert Chief Bender ( May 5 , 1884 [ a 1 ] - May 22 , 1954 ) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1910s and 1920s . In 1911 , Bender tied a record by pitching three complete games in a single World Series . He finished his career with a 212-127 win-loss record for a .625 winning percentage and a career 2.46 earned run average ( ERA ) . After his major league playing career , Bender filled multiple baseball roles , including service as a major league coach , minor league manager and player-manager , college manager and professional scout . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953 and he died not long before his induction ceremony the following year .
Otto C. Hess ( October 10 , 1878 - February 25 , 1926 ) born in Bern , Switzerland was a pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos/Cleveland Naps ( 1902 and 1904-08 ) and Boston Braves ( 1912-15 ) . In 1914 , Hess was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months , becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July . He is the first person born in Switzerland to play Major League Baseball . In 10 seasons he had a 70-90 win-loss record in 198 games , with 165 games started , 129 complete games , 18 shutouts , 5 saves , 1,418 innings pitched , 1,355 hits allowed , 663 runs allowed , 25 home runs allowed , 448 walks allowed , 580 strikeouts , 83 hit batsmen , 38 wild pitches and a 2.98 ERA . He died in Tucson , Arizona , at the age of 47 . Hess was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career , posting a .216 batting average ( 154-for-714 ) with 63 runs , 21 doubles , 9 triples , 5 home runs , 56 RBI and 27 bases on balls . He also played 51 games in the outfield and 6 games at first base .
The Oakland Athletics , a current Major League Baseball franchise , originated in Philadelphia . This article details the history of the Philadelphia Athletics , from 1901 to 1954 , when they moved to Kansas City .
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland , Ohio . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . Since 1994 , they have played at Progressive Field . The team 's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear , Arizona . Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901 , the team has won 10 Central Division titles , six American League pennants , and two World Series championships , ( in 1920 and 1948 ) . The team 's current 71-year World Series championship drought is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams . The name Indians originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace Cleveland Naps following the departure of Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season . It was a revival of the nickname that fans gave to the Cleveland Spiders while Louis Sockalexis , a Native American , was playing for the team . Common nicknames for the Indians include the Tribe and the Wahoos , the latter referencing their former logo , Chief Wahoo . The team 's mascot is named Slider . The franchise originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rustlers , a minor league team in the Western League . The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was renamed the Cleveland Lake Shores .
Thomas James Hughes ( November 29 , 1878 - February 8 , 1956 ) was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball . From 1900 through 1913 , Hughes played for the Chicago Orphans ( 1900-01 ) , Baltimore Orioles ( 1902 ) , Boston Americans ( 1902-03 ) , New York Highlanders ( 1904 ) and Washington Senators ( 1904-09 , 1911-13 ) . He debuted on September 7 , 1900 , and played his final game on October 3 , 1913 . A native of Chicago , Hughes was knicknamed Long Tom for his height , a then-impressive 6 ft 1 in ( 1.85 m ) . His younger brother , Ed Hughes , also played for Chicago ( NL ) and Boston ( AL ) , making them the first set of brothers to play for the Red Sox .
Edward Augustine Big Ed Walsh ( May 14 , 1881 - May 26 , 1959 ) was an American pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball . From 1906 to 1912 , he had several seasons where he was one of the best pitchers in baseball . Injuries shortened his career . Walsh holds the record for lowest career earned run average , 1.82 . He is one of two modern ( post-1901 ) pitchers to win 40 or more games in a single season . He is the last pitcher from any team to throw more than 400 innings in a single season , a feat that he most recently accomplished in 1908 . He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 .
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . The team have won nine World Series championships , tied for the third-most of any MLB team , and they have played in 13 . Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018 . In addition , they won the 1904 American League pennant , but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series . Founded in 1901 as one of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the Red Sox ' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912 . The Red Sox name was chosen by the team owner , John I. Taylor , circa 1908 , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the Boston Red Stockings , including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves . The Red Sox were a dominant team in the new league , defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918 . However , they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history , dubbed the Curse of the Bambino after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox ' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918 , an 86-year wait before the team 's sixth World Championship in 2004 . The team 's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history , including Enos Slaughter 's mad dash in 1946 , the Impossible Dream of 1967 , Carlton Fisk 's home run in 1975 , and Bill Buckner 's error in 1986 . Following their victory in the 2018 World Series , they became the first team to win four World Series trophies in the 21st century , with championships in 2004 , 2007 , 2013 and 2018 . The team 's history has also been marked by the team 's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees , arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports .
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago , Illinois . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The White Sox are owned by Jerry Reinsdorf , and play their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field , located on the city 's South Side . They are one of two major league clubs in Chicago ; the other is the Chicago Cubs of the National League ( NL ) Central division . One of the American League 's eight charter franchises , the franchise was established as a major league baseball club in 1901 . The club was originally called the Chicago White Stockings , but this was soon shortened to Chicago White Sox . The team originally played home games at South Side Park before moving to Comiskey Park in 1910 , where they played until Guaranteed Rate Field ( originally known as Comiskey Park and then known as U.S. Cellular Field ) opened in 1991 . The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed the Hitless Wonders , and the 1917 World Series led by Eddie Cicotte , Eddie Collins , and Shoeless Joe Jackson . The 1919 World Series was marred by the Black Sox Scandal , in which several members of the White Sox were accused of conspiring with gamblers to fix games . In response , Major League Baseball 's new Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned the players from Major League Baseball for life . In 1959 , led by Early Wynn , Nellie Fox , Luis Aparicio and manager Al López , the White Sox won the American League pennant . They won the AL pennant in 2005 , and went on to win the World Series , led by World Series MVP Jermaine Dye , Paul Konerko , Mark Buehrle , catcher A. J. Pierzynski , and the first Latino manager to win the World Series , Ozzie Guillén .
Frank Julián Arellanes [ ah-ray-yah'-ness ] ( January 28 , 1882 - December 13 , 1918 ) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher . He played three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 through 1910 . Listed at 6 ft 0 in ( 1.83 m ) , 180 pounds ( 82 kg ) , he batted and threw right-handed .
Charles Louis Hall ( July 27 , 1884 - December 6 , 1943 ) was an American professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Cincinnati Reds , Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Cardinals , and Detroit Tigers . He pitched in 118 games totalling 909.2 innings . He had 427 strikeouts , a 3.09 earned run average ( ERA ) , and 3 shutouts . He started 81 games .
Edward Stewart Plank ( August 31 , 1875 - February 24 , 1926 ) , nicknamed Gettysburg Eddie , was an American professional baseball player . A pitcher , Plank played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 through 1914 , the St. Louis Terriers in 1915 , and the St. Louis Browns in 1916 and 1917 . Plank was the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games , and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories ( eleventh all time ) and first all-time in career shutouts by a left-handed pitcher with 66 . Philadelphia went to the World Series five times while Plank played there , but he sat out the 1910 World Series due to an injury . Plank had only a 1.32 earned run average ( ERA ) in his World Series career , but he was unlucky , with a 2-5 win-loss record in those games . Plank died of a stroke in 1926 . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 .
John Needles Bentley ( March 8 , 1895 - October 24 , 1969 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of nine seasons ( 1913-1916 , 1923-1927 ) with the Washington Senators , New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies . For his career , he compiled a 46-33 record in 138 appearances , with a 4.01 ERA ( earned run average ) and 259 strikeouts . Bentley was a member of the Giants ' pennant-winning teams in 1923 and 1924 . He was 1-3 with a 4.94 ERA and 11 strikeouts in World Series play . He was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career . In nine seasons , he compiled a .291 average ( 170-584 ) with 7 home runs and 71 RBI . In 1923 Bentley batted .427 ( 38-89 ) for the New York Giants . In the 1923 and 1924 World Series , he hit .417 ( 5-12 ) with one home run and 2 RBI . He also played 59 games at first base and 3 games in right field in the majors . In 1922 , Bentley pitched for the minor league Baltimore Orioles in the International League , going 13-2 with a 1.73 ERA before he was called up again to the Big Leagues by the New York Giants . He was born in Sandy Spring , Maryland , and later died in Olney , Maryland , at the age of 74 .
George August Hooks Dauss ( September 22 , 1889 - July 27 , 1963 ) , born George August Daus , was a professional baseball player from 1909 to 1926 . He played 15 seasons of Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers from 1912 to 1926 . He was given the nickname Hooks , because his curveball was hard to hit . He compiled a career record of 223-182 with a 3.30 earned run average ( ERA ) . His best years were 1915 when he had a 24-13 record , 1919 with a 21-9 record , and 1923 with a 21-13 record . Dauss continues to hold the Detroit Tigers franchise record for most wins by a pitcher with 223 .
Urban Clarence Red Faber ( September 6 , 1888 - September 25 , 1976 ) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 through 1933 , playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . He was a member of the 1919 team but was not involved in the Black Sox scandal because he missed the World Series due to injury and illness . Faber won 254 games over his 20-year career , a total which ranked 17th-highest in history upon his retirement . At the time of his retirement , he was the last legal spitballer in the American League ; another legal spitballer , Burleigh Grimes , was later traded to the AL and appear in 10 games for the Yankees in 1934 . Faber was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 .
Albert Roy Mitchell ( April 19 , 1885 - September 8 , 1959 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of seven seasons ( 1910-1914 , 1918-1919 ) with the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds . For his career , he compiled a 32-37 record in 122 appearances , with a 3.42 earned run average and 204 strikeouts . Mitchell was a member of the 1919 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds , though he did not play in the World Series . He was born in Belton , Texas and later died in Temple , Texas at the age of 74 .
James Aloysius Shaw ( August 19 , 1893 - January 27 , 1962 ) , born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , was a pitcher for the Washington Senators ( 1913-1921 ) .
Carl William Mays ( November 12 , 1891 - April 4 , 1971 ) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929 . Although he won over 200 games , 27 in 1921 alone , and was a member of four World Series-champion teams , Mays is primarily remembered for throwing the pitch that killed Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians on August 16 , 1920 . Chapman became the only Major League player to die as a direct result of an on-field injury .
James Robert Shawkey ( December 4 , 1890 - December 31 , 1980 ) was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees from 1915 to 1927 . He batted and threw right-handed and served primarily as a starting pitcher .
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division . They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City , the other being the National League 's ( NL ) New York Mets . The Yankees began play in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles ( no relation to the modern Baltimore Orioles ) . In 1903 , Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City , renaming the club the New York Highlanders . The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913 . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises , an LLC that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner , who purchased the team in 1973 . Brian Cashman is the team 's general manager , and Aaron Boone is the team 's field manager . The team 's home games were played at the original Yankee Stadium from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008 . In 1974 and 1975 , the Yankees shared Shea Stadium with the Mets , in addition to the New York Jets and the New York Giants . In 2009 , they moved into a new ballpark of the same name that was constructed adjacent to the previous facility , which was closed and demolished . The team is perennially among the leaders in MLB attendance .
David Charles Dauntless Dave Danforth ( March 7 , 1890 - September 19 , 1970 ) was an American professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for ten seasons ( 1911-1912 , 1916-1919 , 1922-1925 ) with the Philadelphia Athletics , Chicago White Sox , and St. Louis Browns . For his career , he compiled a 71-66 record in 286 appearances , with a 3.89 earned run average and 484 strikeouts . Danforth played on two World Series championship teams , the 1911 Athletics and the 1917 White Sox . He appeared in one World Series game ( in 1917 ) , pitching one inning , giving up two runs and striking out two . Danforth was an alumnus of Baylor University . He pitched two seasons at Baylor and pitched two no-hitters as a collegiate . In 1911 he led Baylor to the Texas championship with a 10-0 win-loss record . He had agreed to join the Athletics for the 1911 season over the winter of 1910-11 , but held off signing his professional contract until graduating from Baylor , joining the Athletics in July . The 1912 Reach Guide described him as a clever young pitcher and said that the Athletics were fortunate in his gradual development in their pursuit of the 1911 league championship . He was known for adulterating baseballs and throwing shiners . A 1920 rule change banned this practice and Danforth 's career suffered following the rule change .
George Anthony Mogridge ( February 18 , 1889 - March 4 , 1962 ) was an American baseball player .
Allan E. Rubberarm Russell ( July 31 , 1893 - October 20 , 1972 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of 11 seasons ( 1915-1925 ) with the New York Yankees , Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . For his career , he compiled a 71-76 record in 345 appearances , with a 3.52 earned run average and 603 strikeouts . Russell played on the 1924 World Series champion Senators , making one appearance in the World Series , giving up one run over three innings of work . He was a spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it was banned following the 1920 season . He was one of 17 pitchers exempt from the rule change . He was born and later died in Baltimore , Maryland , at the age of 79 . His brother Lefty Russell also played Major League Baseball .
Richard Henry Kerr , otherwise known as Dickey Kerr , was born in St. Louis , Missouri July 3 , 1893 to Richard J. , and Anna Kerr . Previously , known as Anna Tieman prior to marrying Dickey 's father . Dickey 's father made his living as a firefighter before getting a job working on rafts along the Mississippi . His father had a large family to support . Dickey had eight siblings . Prior to playing baseball , Dickey Kerr competed in amateur boxing . Kerr started playing baseball at the age of fourteen years old alongside amateur adult baseball players . In the year of 1909 , Dickey , and one of his brothers joined the Paragould Scouts a league in N.E . Arkansas . At the age of 16 , this is where the left hander 's professional baseball career began to take off . Dickey played for a few different lower level baseball teams from the ages of sixteen to twenty-two . A couple of the teams he played for were the Cairo Egyptians , and the Cleburne Railroaders .
Urbain Jacques Shockcor ( September 22 , 1890 - September 9 , 1928 ) , known as Urban James Shocker was an American professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns between 1916 and 1928 . Shocker , known as one of the last legal spitball pitchers , led the American League ( AL ) , and set the Browns record in 1921 with 27 wins , and won at least 20 games 4 seasons in a row from 1920 to 1923 . At his time of retirement he was the Browns all time leader in wins with 126 and shutouts with 23 .