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Posted By: john

while looking for his yearly pitching stats,i got 3 different win/loss totals for him(217-101,218-99,217-98) but i noticed he really only had 7 full seasons,including a 17-17 record..taking into consideration the hall of fames 10 yr minimum season played,he really doesnt belong,but he could be grouped with addie joss,who only had 8 full seasons and part of another before he died,makes you wonder why they picked joss and not caruthers?....caruthers was an outfielder too,and when the mound got moved to 60ft6inches from the plate,caruthers couldnt pitch because of a sore arm and platooned in outfield with david fultz who ironically has the 3rd highest winning % for a pitcher,after 1893,caruthers played minor league baseball till 1898,could you imagine a guy nowadays,having 217 wins by the age of 29,and spendng the rest of his career as a minor league outfielder? unreal! John