Pud Galvin: Baseball's First 300-Game Winner

by Brian Martin

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078649977X
• ISBN13: 9780786499779
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher