Red Faber
American baseball player and coach (1888–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Urban Clarence "Red" Faber (September 6, 1888 – September 25, 1976) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914 through 1933, playing his entire career for the Chicago White Sox. He was a member of the 1919 team but was not involved in the Black Sox scandal. In fact, he missed the World Series due to injury and illness.
Red Faber | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1888-09-06)September 6, 1888 Cascade, Iowa, U.S. | |
Died: September 25, 1976(1976-09-25) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1914, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 20, 1933, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 254–213 |
Earned run average | 3.15 |
Strikeouts | 1,471 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1964 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
Faber won 254 games over his 20-year career, a total which ranked 17th-highest in history upon his retirement. At the time of his retirement, he was the last legal spitballer in the American League; another legal spitballer, Burleigh Grimes, was later traded to the AL and appeared in 10 games for the Yankees in 1934.[1] Faber was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.