Iowa History Daily: On September 25, 1976, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Urban Clearance “Red” Faber of Cascade, Iowa, died. A star right-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox from 1914 to 1933, the iconic spitballer spun his way to 254 wins over a storied career. Born on a farm outside of Cascade, a…
Red Faber Position: Pitcher Bats: Both • Throws: Right 6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg) Born: September 6, 1888 in Cascade, IA us Died: September 25, 1976 in Chicago, IL Buried: Acacia Park Cemetery, Chicago, IL High School: St. Joseph’s Academy (Dubuque, IA) School: Loras College (Dubuque, IA) Debut: April 17, 1914 (4,078th in major league history) vs. CLE 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER Last Game: September 20, 1933 vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2…
Don Sutton (298) throws a two-hit shutout, beating Tom Seaver (306) and the White Sox 3-0. The starters have the highest combined win total (604) for opposing pitchers since 1926, when Washington’s Walter Johnson (406) faced Chicago’s right-hander Red Faber (197) in a Griffith Stadium contest.
On July 27, 1964, The Hall of Fame inducts eight new members, swelling the ranks of the 25 year-old institution to 101. The recent inductees include Luke Appling, voted in by the BBWAA, along with spitballers Burleigh Grimes and Red Faber, pre-1900 era players Pud Galvin, Tim Keefe and John Montgomery, lifetime .330 hitter Heinie…
White Sox veteran hurlers Sad Sam Jones (41) and Red Faber (44) are the starting pitchers in a doubleheader split with the A’s at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. It will be another 53 seasons before another pair of 40+ year-old teammates (Yankees Tommy John and Joe Niekro) start both ends of a twin bill.
1928 – P Red Faber of the White Sox comes up to bat in the 8th with two runners on base and the game with the Yankees tied, 4 – 4. He swings twice right-handed against righty Wilcy Moore and misses. He then switches to the left side and knocks in the winning runs with a single to center.
1926 – Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth demonstrate that power hitting is not the only thing they can do when Lou scores on a double steal with the Babe in a victory over the White Sox. They had pulled the same double steal against the Red Sox on April 13th.
May 26, 1922 – In Chicago‚ White Sox outfielder Bibb Falk singles with one out in the 8th to break Urban Shocker’s bid for a perfect game. Ray Schalk’s double ties the game‚ and the Sox score an unearned run in the 10th to win‚ 2-1. Red Faber is the winner over the Browns Urban…
1920 – The American League votes to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it as long as they are in the league. The National League will do the same. There will be 17 designated spitters in all, eight in the NL and nine in the AL. For the NL: Bill Doak, Phil Douglas, Dana Fillingim, Ray Fisher, Marvin Goodwin, Burleigh Grimes, Clarence Mitchell, and Dick Rudolph. For the AL: A.W. Ayers, Slim Caldwell, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, Dutch Leonard, Jack Quinn, Allan Russell, Urban Shocker, and Allen Sothoron.
The first-place Indians top the A’s, 9 – 3, while the White Sox, behind Red Faber, are again beating the Yankees, 6 – 4. Faber gets 1st-inning help from Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch who all hit two-out triples: Collins and Jackson triple later as Chicago totals an American League record six triples. The 3rd-place Sox are 1 1/2 games back.