Born in Sparks, Texas, Caldwell threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg). After entering pro ball in the Class DTexas Association as a 21-year-old in 1926 with the Temple Surgeons, Caldwell made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 8, 1928, and pitched a 4–0, six-hit shutout over the Boston Braves, but lost four games after that, and was let go at the end of the season. After spending seven years in minor league baseball, Caldwell was called up by the St. Louis Browns. He reappeared successfully on September 22, 1935, outdueling Schoolboy Rowe in a three-hit, 1–0 shutout over the American League leading Detroit Tigers. Caldwell ended with a 3–2 mark and a 3.68 ERA, but faded to a 7–16 with a 6.00 ERA in 1936 and was sent again to the minors.
In 1944, Caldwell helped the Milwaukee Brewers to clinch the American Association title. Caldwell compiled a 19–5 record, earning the most wins in the league and finishing with the highest winning percentage (.792). His fine season earned him another shot at the majors, where he won 13 games basically as reliever for the Chicago White Sox in 1945, at 40 years of age. He also led the AL in games finished (37) and had a 2.08 ERA in 902⁄3innings pitched. The next three years he divided his playing time with Chicago and the Boston Red Sox, and pitched his final game on September 15, 1948. In an eight-season career, Caldwell posted a 33–43 record with a 4.69 ERA, 202 strikeouts, five shutouts, 18 complete games, 25 saves, and 5872⁄3 innings in 200 games pitched (49 as a starter).
Following his majors career, Caldwell twice led the Gulf Coast League in ERA with a 2.21 in 1951 and a 2.73 in 1952 while with the Harlingen Capitols. He retired from baseball in 1954, one year after leading the Evangeline League as pitcher–manager for the Lafayette Bulls with a 2.07 ERA at the age of 48. At the time of his retirement from baseball, he was pitching in the Big State League for the Corpus Christi Clippers when Mission Citrus Growers Inc. recalled him from a leave of absence to become the farm's general manager. At that time, he was the oldest active player in baseball.[2]
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^"Earl Caldwell Calls It 'Quits' After 29 Years". The Bryan Daily Eagle. Vol. 77, no. 241. Byan, Texas. The Associated Press. August 3, 1954. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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earl, caldwell, this, article, about, pitcher, journalist, journalist, canadian, olympic, shooter, sport, shooter, earl, welton, teach, caldwell, april, 1905, september, 1981, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, whose, career, more, than, games, over, s. This article is about the pitcher For the journalist see Earl Caldwell journalist For the Canadian Olympic shooter see Earl Caldwell sport shooter Earl Welton Teach Caldwell April 9 1905 September 15 1981 was an American professional baseball pitcher whose career saw him win more than 330 games over 29 seasons 1926 to 1954 including 33 victories in Major League Baseball MLB as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies 1928 St Louis Browns 1935 1937 Chicago White Sox 1945 1948 and Boston Red Sox 1948 Caldwell appeared in an even 200 games pitched in the majors and in over 1 000 games overall 1 Earl CaldwellPitcherBorn 1905 04 09 April 9 1905Sparks TexasDied September 15 1981 1981 09 15 aged 76 Mission TexasBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 8 1928 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 15 1948 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsWin loss record33 43Earned run average4 69Strikeouts202TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1928 St Louis Browns 1935 1937 Chicago White Sox 1945 1948 Boston Red Sox 1948 Born in Sparks Texas Caldwell threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 178 pounds 81 kg After entering pro ball in the Class D Texas Association as a 21 year old in 1926 with the Temple Surgeons Caldwell made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 8 1928 and pitched a 4 0 six hit shutout over the Boston Braves but lost four games after that and was let go at the end of the season After spending seven years in minor league baseball Caldwell was called up by the St Louis Browns He reappeared successfully on September 22 1935 outdueling Schoolboy Rowe in a three hit 1 0 shutout over the American League leading Detroit Tigers Caldwell ended with a 3 2 mark and a 3 68 ERA but faded to a 7 16 with a 6 00 ERA in 1936 and was sent again to the minors In 1944 Caldwell helped the Milwaukee Brewers to clinch the American Association title Caldwell compiled a 19 5 record earning the most wins in the league and finishing with the highest winning percentage 792 His fine season earned him another shot at the majors where he won 13 games basically as reliever for the Chicago White Sox in 1945 at 40 years of age He also led the AL in games finished 37 and had a 2 08 ERA in 902 3 innings pitched The next three years he divided his playing time with Chicago and the Boston Red Sox and pitched his final game on September 15 1948 In an eight season career Caldwell posted a 33 43 record with a 4 69 ERA 202 strikeouts five shutouts 18 complete games 25 saves and 5872 3 innings in 200 games pitched 49 as a starter Following his majors career Caldwell twice led the Gulf Coast League in ERA with a 2 21 in 1951 and a 2 73 in 1952 while with the Harlingen Capitols He retired from baseball in 1954 one year after leading the Evangeline League as pitcher manager for the Lafayette Bulls with a 2 07 ERA at the age of 48 At the time of his retirement from baseball he was pitching in the Big State League for the Corpus Christi Clippers when Mission Citrus Growers Inc recalled him from a leave of absence to become the farm s general manager At that time he was the oldest active player in baseball 2 Caldwell died from liver cancer in Mission Texas aged 76 References Edit Earl Caldwell Baseball Reference Sports Reference LLC Retrieved June 22 2022 Earl Caldwell Calls It Quits After 29 Years The Bryan Daily Eagle Vol 77 no 241 Byan Texas The Associated Press August 3 1954 p 4 via Newspapers com External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Earl Caldwell Baseballbiography com Earl Caldwell at Find a Grave 1944 Milwaukee Brewers Retrosheet Tiger Blog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Caldwell amp oldid 1166349024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
