Deadball Trivia

[trdcrdkid]

Frank -- after doing more research, I've found that there were only two guys who did this after 1910, and with that limitation your (almost original) question would have been correctly answerable. I found four guys who did it between 1900 and 1910, one of whom did it twice. Two of the six guys who did this are not in T206, one pre-1910 and one post-1910.

[frankbmd]

The two I have after 1910 both did it in the same year and both faced Ruth.

[Sean]

I'll guess that one of them was Eddie Plank. He would have done it before Ruth was in the majors.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Sean

I'll guess that one of them was Eddie Plank. He would have done it before Ruth was in the majors.

Plank - No

With six answers so far, this question is beginning to rival the following:

Name all the PGA golfers who have had a hole in one.

[tiger8mush]

Matty, Cicotte, Coombs, Ames, Chesbro, Wood, Leever?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

Matty, Cicotte, Coombs, Ames, Chesbro, Wood, Leever?

Kathman checked them all from 1871 until 1921.

Rob, I believe you are 0 for 7.

I would exclude the pre 1900 entries (4).

I believe there are 7 others, but one T206er did it twice.

After 1910 there are only two, WaJo and Ruth both in 1916. (note: in 1916 WaJo faced Ruth and Ruth faced Ruth every day in the mirror)

The 1901-1910 group is an interesting mix.

[frankbmd]

Definition of Deadball Era 1901-1920
Therefore 19th century pitchers are excluded.
According to Baseball Reference there are seven,
but Jack Coombs certainly qualifies in 1910. (Sorry Rob, you are 1 for 7)

Ed Killian, 1904 (331.2)
Ed Killian, 1905 (313.1)
Vic Willis, 1906 (322.0)
Jake Weimer, 1906 (304.2)
Rube Vickers, 1908 (317.0)
Jack Coombs, 1910 (353.0
Walter Johnson, 1916 (369.2)
Babe Ruth, 1916 (323.2)

I should probably call my trivia threads "Evolving Trivia", as I never seem to know if my presumed answers are unique (and they usually are not).

I stumbled upon Willis first and found another question related to him that I can't prove, but.......

Take a look at seasonal totals for Vic Willis pitching for Pittsburgh from 1906 to 1909. The similarity of his totals in these four years I find striking in all categories.

Can anyone find a pitcher with four consecutive seasons that are more identical than Vic as a Pirate.

Wins 21-23
Losses 11-13
Games 39-41
IP 289-322
Runs 84-96

to name a few without getting into his FIPs and WHIPs

[trdcrdkid]

Sorry, Frank, I somehow overlooked Coombs in 1910. Together, I think we got them all.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Kathman checked them all from 1871 until 1921.

Rob, I believe you are 0 for 7.

I would exclude the pre 1900 entries (4).

I believe there are 7 others, but one T206er did it twice.

After 1910 there are only two, WaJo and Ruth both in 1916. (note: in 1916 WaJo faced Ruth and Ruth faced Ruth every day in the mirror)

The 1901-1910 group is an interesting mix.

Another example of Frank being Frank