Any time a pair of 300 game winners faces one another in a game, itās a big deal. Anytime, that is, except the first time, which took place 130 years ago this week when Pud Galvin and Tim Keefe took the mound in anger. Mike and Bill look back at the colorful history of theā¦
Ā Ā āTim Keefe Position:Ā PitcherBats:Ā Right Ā ā¢Ā Ā Throws:Ā Right5-10,Ā 185lbĀ (178cm,Ā 83kg)Born:Ā January 1,Ā 1857Ā in Cambridge,Ā MAĀ usDied:Ā April 23,Ā 1933Ā (AgedĀ 76-112d)Ā inĀ Cambridge,Ā MABuried:Ā Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MADebut:Ā August 6, 1880 (Age 23-218d, 481st in major league history)Last Game:Ā August 15, 1893 (Age 36-226d)Hall of Fame:Ā Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteranās Committee)ViewĀ Tim Keefeās PageĀ at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name:Ā Timothy John KeefeNicknames:Ā Smiling Tim or Sir TimothyView Player InfoĀ fromā¦
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 Heinieā¦
Rookie PĀ Bill HawkeĀ ofĀ St. LouisĀ loads the bases with theĀ PhilliesĀ in the 6thā but then fans the next three batters on the way to a 4 ā 1 win.Ā Tim KeefeĀ takes the loss.
In a matchup of 300 game-winners at the Philadelphia Baseball Grounds, Philliesā submarinerTim KeefeĀ sinks Jim āPudā Galvin and the Browns, 2-0. The next time two National League pitchers with 300 or more victories will face each other will occur in 2005 when Greg Maddux of the Cubs beats Astros ace Roger Clemens at Minute Maid Park, 3-2.
For the first time in baseball history, two 300-game winners are opponents asĀ Tim KeefeĀ of the Giants faces Pittsburghās Jim āPudā Galvin in a Players League match-up. New York beats the Burghers, 8-2, in the first of four historic confrontations between the two future members of the Hall of Fame.
1890Ā āĀ Tim KeefeĀ becomes the secondĀ pitcherĀ in history toĀ win 300 gamesĀ as hisĀ New YorkĀ (Players League) team whipsĀ Bostonā 9 ā 4. Keefe allows 8 hitsā strikes out 7 and makes 4 errors. The two teams combine for 14Ā errors.
1888Ā āĀ Tim Keefeās nineteen-game winning streak ends whenĀ Gus KrockĀ and theĀ White StockingsĀ defeat theĀ Giants.
Tim KeefeāsĀ nineteen game winning streak ends when Gus Krock and the White Stockings defeat the Giants at the Polo Grounds, 4-2. The future Hall of Fame right-hander, who will amass 342 career victories, will finish the season with a 35-12 record.
1886Ā ā The Executive Council of theĀ Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, formed the previous year, meets and chooses officers.Ā Monte WardĀ is re-elected president,Ā Dan BrouthersĀ vice president, andĀ Tim KeefeĀ secretary-treasurer.
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