Born in New York City, Earnshaw grew to be 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg), earning him the nickname "Moose". He was aggressive, threw hard, and threw strikes. His career covered nine years with a total of 127 victories, and over half of Earnshaw's victories occurred during the A's pennant winning years 1929–31. He won four World Series games, starting eight games with five being complete games. He struck out 56 batters in 62 innings pitched and had an earned run average for the three Series of 1.58. Connie Mack gave more credit to Earnshaw for the Athletics' 1930 World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals than any other player.
Earnshaw did not reach the major leagues until he was 28 years old. A graduate of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, he was a pitching star for the minor league Baltimore Orioles when Connie Mack purchased his contract in June 1928. That season, the A's finished second in the American League, 21⁄2 games behind the Yankees. Moose had a record of 7–7 with a 3.85 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 158 innings pitched. It was in 1929 that Earnshaw and Lefty Grove began to dominate big league hitters. For the next three years, they were the only two pitchers on any one team to win 20 or more games. The 1929 season was George's turn to shine. His 24 victories against 8 losses was the most in the majors, and his 149 strikeouts were second only to teammate Grove in the American League and third in the majors. His fastball being wild at times, Earnshaw's 125 walks were an American League high, but his 3.28 ERA was among the best.
By 1936, Earnshaw's career came to an end with the St. Louis Cardinals and old nemesis Pepper Martin. Within a few years, George became a commander in the Navy in World War II.[1] He returned to the majors for two years as a coach for the 1949–50 Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
A better than average hitting pitcher in his 9-year major league career, Earnshaw compiled a .230 batting average (162-for-704) with 61 runs, 3 home runs and 70 RBIs. In the A's three consecutive pennants in 1929, 1930 and 1931, he recorded 10, 10 and 13 RBIs respectively. However, in the eight World Series games in which he appeared, he went 0-for-22 with a run scored.
On December 1, 1976, Earnshaw died at a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.[3] He currently ranks seventh in Athletics franchise history in winning percentage (.627).
george, earnshaw, english, cricketer, cricketer, filipino, sports, shooter, sport, shooter, george, livingston, earnshaw, february, 1900, december, 1976, american, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, parts, nine, seasons, 1928, with, philadelphia, athlet. For the English cricketer see George Earnshaw cricketer For the Filipino sports shooter see George Earnshaw sport shooter George Livingston Earnshaw February 15 1900 December 1 1976 was an American Major League Baseball pitcher He played in parts of nine seasons 1928 36 with the Philadelphia Athletics Chicago White Sox Brooklyn Dodgers and St Louis Cardinals He was the American League wins leader in 1929 with the A s For his career he compiled a 127 93 record in 319 appearances with a 4 38 ERA and 1 002 strikeouts Earnshaw played on three American League pennant winners with the Athletics winning the World Series in 1929 and 1930 George EarnshawGeorge EarnshawPitcherBorn 1900 02 15 February 15 1900New York City New York U S Died December 1 1976 1976 12 01 aged 76 Little Rock Arkansas U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 3 1928 for the Philadelphia AthleticsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 26 1936 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record127 93Earned run average4 38Strikeouts1 002TeamsPhiladelphia Athletics 1928 1933 Chicago White Sox 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 1935 1936 St Louis Cardinals 1936 Career highlights and awards2 World Series champion 1929 1930 AL wins leader 1929 Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame Born in New York City Earnshaw grew to be 6 feet 4 inches 1 93 m tall and 210 pounds 95 kg earning him the nickname Moose He was aggressive threw hard and threw strikes His career covered nine years with a total of 127 victories and over half of Earnshaw s victories occurred during the A s pennant winning years 1929 31 He won four World Series games starting eight games with five being complete games He struck out 56 batters in 62 innings pitched and had an earned run average for the three Series of 1 58 Connie Mack gave more credit to Earnshaw for the Athletics 1930 World Series victory over the St Louis Cardinals than any other player Earnshaw did not reach the major leagues until he was 28 years old A graduate of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania he was a pitching star for the minor league Baltimore Orioles when Connie Mack purchased his contract in June 1928 That season the A s finished second in the American League 21 2 games behind the Yankees Moose had a record of 7 7 with a 3 85 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 158 innings pitched It was in 1929 that Earnshaw and Lefty Grove began to dominate big league hitters For the next three years they were the only two pitchers on any one team to win 20 or more games The 1929 season was George s turn to shine His 24 victories against 8 losses was the most in the majors and his 149 strikeouts were second only to teammate Grove in the American League and third in the majors His fastball being wild at times Earnshaw s 125 walks were an American League high but his 3 28 ERA was among the best By 1936 Earnshaw s career came to an end with the St Louis Cardinals and old nemesis Pepper Martin Within a few years George became a commander in the Navy in World War II 1 He returned to the majors for two years as a coach for the 1949 50 Philadelphia Phillies 2 A better than average hitting pitcher in his 9 year major league career Earnshaw compiled a 230 batting average 162 for 704 with 61 runs 3 home runs and 70 RBIs In the A s three consecutive pennants in 1929 1930 and 1931 he recorded 10 10 and 13 RBIs respectively However in the eight World Series games in which he appeared he went 0 for 22 with a run scored On December 1 1976 Earnshaw died at a hospital in Little Rock Arkansas 3 He currently ranks seventh in Athletics franchise history in winning percentage 627 See also editList of Major League Baseball annual wins leadersReferences edit Baseball in Wartime George Earnshaw BaseballinWartime com Retrieved January 26 2021 Corbett Warren George Earnshaw sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved January 26 2021 George Earnshaw 76 Famed Athletics Pitcher The Boston Evening Globe December 2 1976 p 52 Retrieved April 10 2024 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Preceded byVan Mungo Brooklyn Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher1936 Succeeded byVan Mungo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Earnshaw amp oldid 1218637255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
