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Jack Chesbro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: June 5, 1874 in North Adams, MA us

Died: November 6, 1931 in Conway, MA

Buried: Howland Cemetery, Conway, MA

Debut: July 12, 1899 (Age 25-037d, 2,154th in major league history)

Last Game: October 2, 1909 (Age 35-119d)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Jack Chesbro's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: John Dwight Chesbro

Nicknames: Happy Jack

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

198

132

ERA

2.68

392

332

2896.2

1265

WHIP

1.152

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-18 / in Starts: 22-16
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games

RBI Opportunities

1905 Batting Game Log

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1905 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	219	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			P
2	220	4 (2)	Apr 19	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9			P
3	221	9 (4)	Apr 26	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.111	.111	.111	.222	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
4	222	14 (4)	May 3	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.182	.182	.364	9			P
5	223	17 (2)	May 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-8	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
6	224	38 (20)	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,15-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9			P
7	225	41 (2)	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.176	.176	.176	.353	9			P
8	226	45 (3)	Jun 15	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	GS-0	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.300	.550	9			P
9	227	48 (2)	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	L,6-9	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.273	.273	.318	.591	9			P
10	228	50 (1)	Jun 23	NYY		DET	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.269	.269	.385	.654	9			P
11	229	52 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.286	.286	.393	.679	9			P
12	230	53	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.290	.290	.419	.710	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
13	231	56 (2)	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.265	.265	.382	.647	9			P
14	232	60 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.243	.243	.351	.595	9			P
15	233	64 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-0	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.275	.275	.400	.675	9			P
16	234	66 (1)	Jul 10	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.256	.256	.372	.628	9			P
17	235	69 (2)	Jul 13	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.250	.267	.364	.630	9			P
18	236	71 (1)	Jul 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.234	.250	.340	.590	9			P
19	237	74 (2)	Jul 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.216	.231	.314	.544	9			P
20	238	77 (2)	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.208	.222	.302	.524	9			P
21	239	79 (1)	Jul 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-5	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.214	.228	.304	.532	9			P
22	240	81 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.217	.230	.300	.530	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
23	241	84 (2)	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.206	.219	.286	.504	9			P
24	242	87 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.212	.224	.318	.542	9			P
25	243	90 (2)	Aug 10	NYY		CHW	L,2-8	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				1		.209	.221	.313	.534	9			P
26	244	92 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				1		.200	.211	.300	.511	9			P
27	245	96 (3)	Aug 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.203	.213	.297	.511	9			P
28	246	98 (1)	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.211	.293	.504	9			P
29	247	100 (1)	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.203	.213	.304	.516	9			P
30	248	105 (4)	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG(11)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.195	.214	.293	.507	9			P
31	249	107 (1)	Aug 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.195	.214	.293	.507	9			P
32	250	109 (1)	Aug 30	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.188	.207	.282	.489	9			P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
33	251	112 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,4-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.184	.202	.276	.478	9			P
34	252	114 (1)	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.187	.204	.275	.479	9			P
35	253	118 (3)	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.179	.196	.263	.459	9			P
36	254	121 (2)	Sep 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.173	.190	.255	.445	9			P
37	255	125 (3)	Sep 15	NYY		WSH	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.186	.202	.275	.476	9			P
38	256	131 (5)	Sep 21 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.181	.196	.267	.463	9			P
39	257	135 (3)	Sep 23 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,1-10	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.178	.193	.262	.454	9			P
40	258	140 (4)	Sep 28 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	1	0	3	0		1	0	0				0		.189	.204	.297	.501	9			P
41	259	145 (4)	Oct 2 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.188	.202	.295	.496	9			P
							23-18		116	112	6	21	6	3	0	11	2		30	0	2		0		2		.188	.202	.295	.496

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