Pud Galvin: Baseball's First 300-Game Winner

by Brian Martin

Overview

Despite his outstanding pitching record, James Francis "Pud" Galvin (1856-1902) was largely forgotten after his premature death. During his 18-year career with Pittsburgh, Buffalo and St. Louis, he was one of the best-paid players in the game--but died penniless. The diminutive hurler was the first to reach 300 wins (and only four pitchers have amassed more). A determined researcher documented Galvin's record decades after his death and he was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1965 with 365 wins.

This book is the first comprehensive biography of Galvin and his use of a testosterone-based concoction--with eye-popping results--which earned him newfound attention as a pioneer of performance enhancing drugs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786499779
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/29/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Award-winning journalist Brian Martin lives in London, Ontario. He is a member of the selection committee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Society for American Baseball Research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Preface 1

Introduction 3

1 Of Cheats and Juicers 7

2 The Kid from the Kerry Patch 18

3 Making His Mark in a Changing World 30

4 Introduction to the Big Time 42

5 Playing Through Adversity 53

6 Joining the Show in Buffalo 66

7 A Star Emerges 82

8 1881-1882: Prelude to Perfection 94

9 Glory Days 107

10 The Little Steam Engine Changes Gears 121

11 Back in the Smoky City 134

12 Making History Amid the Gloom 146

13 Turning Back the Clock 160

14 "The action… was piratical." 179

15 Final Innings 192

Epilogue 209

Appendix 1 The Wins of Pud Galvin 217

Appendix 2 The 300 Wins Club 218

Appendix 3 Pud Galvin's Changing Working Conditions During His Career, 1875-1892 219

Chapter Notes 221

Bibliography 234

Index 239