Spud Chandler
American baseball player (1907–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler (September 12, 1907 – January 9, 1990) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed starting pitcher and played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937 through 1947.
Spud Chandler | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1907-09-12)September 12, 1907 Commerce, Georgia, U.S. | |
Died: January 9, 1990(1990-01-09) (aged 82) South Pasadena, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 6, 1937, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1947, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 109–43 |
Earned run average | 2.84 |
Strikeouts | 614 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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He was named the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1943 after anchoring the team's pitching staff with 20 wins and only 4 losses as New York won its third consecutive pennant; his 1.64 earned run average in that season was the lowest by any major league pitcher between 1920 and 1967, and remains a Yankees team record. In eleven seasons, he never suffered a losing record; with a total of 109 wins and 43 losses, his career winning percentage of .717 is the highest of any pitcher with at least 100 victories since 1876.