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:	9781476625515
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/18/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	9 MB
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.
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

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
 1. Of Cheats and Juicers
 2. The Kid from the Kerry Patch
 3. Making His Mark in a Changing World
 4. Introduction to the Big Time
 5. Playing Through Adversity
 6. Joining the Show in Buffalo
 7. A Star Emerges
 8. 1881–1882: Prelude to Perfection
 9. Glory Days
10. The Little Steam Engine Changes Gears
11. Back in the Smoky City
12. Making History Amid the Gloom
13. Turning Back the Clock
14. “The action … was piratical.”
15. Final Innings
Epilogue
Appendix One. The Wins of Pud Galvin
Appendix Two. The 300 Wins Club
Appendix Three. Pud Galvin’s Changing Working Conditions During His Career, 1875–1892
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index