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Posted By: David Vargha

Because he was not only a heckuva hitter, but a pretty darned good pitcher as well. In fact, he may have been a HOF pitcher if he had continued with it. From 1914 to 1919 he was 89-46 and that includes only 20 starts in 1918 and 17 in 1919. (He was 5-0 in 5 games in the four seasons after that.) He may very well have been a career 200+ win pitcher and 400+ HR player had he continued to split duty as he did his last two seasons with the Sox.