George Bradley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| George Bradley | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher/Third baseman | ||
| Born: July 13, 1852 Reading, Pennsylvania |
||
| Died: October 2, 1931 (aged 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 4, 1875 for the St. Louis Brown Stockings |
||
| Final game | ||
| August 8, 1888 for the Baltimore Orioles |
||
| Career statistics | ||
| W-L Record | 171-151 | |
| ERA | 2.42 | |
| CG | 302 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
- For the baseball umpire, see Foghorn Bradley. For the naval officer, see George Bradley (Medal of Honor recipient).
George Washington Bradley (July 13, 1852 - October 2, 1931), named for the first U.S. President, and nicknamed "Grin", was a National League pitcher and infielder in Major League Baseball. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1]
Bradley was the first man to pitch an official no-hit, no-run game in major league history.[2] He pitched for St. Louis in the club's victory over Hartford on July 15, 1876. The score ended 2-0 without a hit being allowed by Bradley. That same year he threw 16 shutouts over the course of the season, setting a record that has not been broken.[2] Bradley was involved in professional baseball for thirty years, nineteen of them with the Philadelphia Athletics. He helped the A's win the championship of 1883.
He served as a player-manager in 1887 for the minor league Nashville Blues of the Southern League.[3]
He became a Philadelphia police officer following baseball. He died in Philadelphia[1] at his home. At the time of his death he was retired on a pension from the police department which he had received beginning in September 1931. Bradley was interred at the Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c George Bradley Stats. Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ a b Ivor-Campbell, Fred. George Bradley. BaseballLibrary.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- ^ Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Nashville Blues." Nashville Sounds. April 26, 2004. Retrieved on March 22, 2008.
- Philadelphia Public Ledger, Sunday Morning, Oct. 4, 1931, P.6
- MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia Digital Edition (1996)
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by First Champion |
National League ERA Champion 1876 |
Succeeded by Tommy Bond |
