Ed Reulbach

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)
Born: December 1, 1882 in Detroit, MI
Died: July 17, 1961  in Glens Falls, NY
Buried: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, NJ
High School: Manual Training HS (St. Louis, MO)
Schools: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
Debut: May 16, 1905
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, L
Last Game: July 13, 1917
vs. STL 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season
Full Name: Edward Marvin Reulbach
Nicknames: Big Ed
Pronunciation: \ROYLE-bock\

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1905

Ty Cobb
Hal Chase
Mickey Doolan
Otto Knabe
Al Bridwell
Rube Oldring
Eddie Cicotte
Ed Reulbach
George Gibson

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Notable Events and Chronology

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June 24, 1905

Chicago Cubs rookie right-hander Ed Reulbach wins an 18-inning marathon duel with the Cards’ Jack Taylor, 2 – 1, in St. Louis. First baseman Frank Chance has 27 putoutsand two assists for Chicago.

August 24, 1905

In Philadelphia, the Cubs defeat the Phillies in 20 innings, 2 – 1, with Ed Reulbach going the distance for Chicago.

October 10, 1906

Ed Reulbach’s no-hit bid is broken by Jiggs Donahue’s single in the 7th inning, but the Cubs beat the White Sox, 7 – 1

September 1, 1907

Cubs P Ed Reulbach‚ who will be 17-4 with a 1.69 ERA‚ goes into the 9th with a 2 – 0 lead over the Cardinals at Chicago. He gives up 8 straight hits‚ 7 runs‚ and loses the game. The nitecap is stopped after 7 innings.

September 23, 1907

Chicago Cubs clinch the pennant by beating the Phillies, 4 – 1

July 4, 1908

In Pittsburgh, an A.M.-P.M. doubleheader with the Cubs draws 50,000 fans. Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown wins the morning game, 2 – 0, for his 4th straight shutout. Ed Reulbach takes the afternoon affair, 9 – 3. The Cubs and Bucs play five games in three days with the Cubs winning three: Brown cops 2, tossing two shutouts – a six-hitter and a two-hitter.

July 16, 1908

At Chicago, manager Frank Chance figures to rattle Giants rookie Otis “Doc” Crandall and elects to bat the Cubs first (this option for the home team will only be stricken from the rules in 1951). But Crandall is a rock and nurses a 4 – 1 lead into the last of the 9th. After one out, Christy Mathewson, warming in the bullpen, decides the game is well in hand and goes into the clubhouse to shower. Crandall promptly walks three straight, wherein John McGraw looks in vain for Matty. The Giants’ ace quickly dries off, throws on a uniform, and puts his street shoes on. By the time he arrives on the mound, reliever Joe McGinnity has walked in a run. Matty gets a ground out, then a strikeout, and the Giants win, 4 – 3. Ed Reulbach takes the loss for Chicago.

September 5, 1908

Ed Reulbach allows just four Pittsburgh hits as Chicago romps, 11 – 0.

September 19, 1908

Ed Reulbach pitches 10 innings in the second game of a doubleheader against the Phils before the scoreless game is called on account of darkness.

September 26, 1908

Ed Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs becomes the only pitcher to throw two shutouts on the same day

June 30, 1909

Forbes Field opens in Pittsburgh, PA with a sell-out crowd of 30,332 watching the first-place Pirates lose, 3 – 2, to the Cubs

July 17, 1909

Bill Bergen’s hitless streak ends at 45 at bats

August 14, 1909

Chicago pitcher Ed Reulbach’s 14-game winning streak is stopped by the Giants, 5 – 2

August 18, 1909

For the second time in eight days, Cubs’ P Ed Reulbach wins his 16th consecutive game from an opponent, this time beating the Reds. His streak against Cincinnati started on April 15, 1906.

August 30, 1909

The Cubs and Giants swap shutouts in this Monday doubleheader

September 21, 1911

In Chicago, the Phils’ Grover Alexander fires his 4th straight shutout, beating the Cubs’ Ed Reulbach, 4 – 0

July 18, 1912

Gavvy Cravath swipes home in the 11th inning to give the Phils a 9 – 8 win over the Cubs

August 13, 1913

In a great pickup, the Cubs send P Lew Richie to the Kansas City Blues for Hippo Vaughn.

September 6, 1913

Ed Reulbach pitches Brooklyn to a 2 – 0 whitewash of the Giants

September 24, 1913

Christy Mathewson beats Ed Reulbach, 2 – 1 for 25th win

August 1, 1933

Carl Hubbell’s 45.1 consecutive scoreless innings streak ends when Randy Moore strokes a two-run single in the sixth inning of the Giants’ 3-1 loss to Boston

Biography

Chicago’s Ed Reulbach was the only pitcher to throw a doubleheader shutout, allowing just eight hits; the two victories on September 26 were among nine he collected against Brooklyn in 1908. Chicago was locked in a tight pennant race with Pittsburgh and New York, and the Cubs’ staff was getting weary. Reulbach’s wins helped his club finish first, after a one-game playoff.

Reulbach’s eyesight was poor, so his catchers used white-painted gloves. He set a still-standing record of leading the NL in winning percentage three years in a row, 1906 through 1908, with records of 19-4, 17-4, and 24-7. Yet his spectacular career was often overshadowed by his teammate, Three Finger Brown, and crosstown rival Ed Walsh. Reulbach took the limelight with the first one-hitter in the World Series (1906). His 1906 hits-per-inning ratio of 5.33 per nine innings is the third best in history. His career ERA of 2.28 has been bettered by only ten pitchers. Not counting the 1915 season, which he spent in the Federal League, he allowed only 35 home runs in 2,363 innings.

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