Jack Chesbro

John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack", Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1902), the New York Highlanders (1903–1909), and the Boston Red Sox (1909). Chesbro finished his career with a win-loss record of 198-132, an earned run average of 2.68, and 1,265 strikeouts. His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an American League record. Though some pitchers have won more games in some seasons prior to 1901, historians demarcating 1901 as the beginning of 'modern-era' major league baseball refer to and credit Jack Chesbro and his 1904 win-total as the modern era major league record and its holder. Some view Chesbro's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record.

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Jack Chesbro.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1899	PIT	6-9	4.11	19	17	15	0	0	149	165	99	68	59	28
1900	PIT	15-13	3.67	32	26	20	3	1	215	220	123	88	79	56
1901	PIT	21-10	2.38	36	28	26	6	1	287	261	104	76	52	129
1902	PIT	28-6	2.17	35	33	31	8	1	286	242	81	69	62	136
1903	NYY	21-15	2.77	40	36	33	1	0	324	300	140	100	74	147
1904	NYY	41-12	1.82	55	51	48	6	0	454	338	128	92	88	239
1905	NYY	19-15	2.20	41	38	24	3	0	303	262	125	74	71	156
1906	NYY	23-17	2.96	49	42	24	4	1	325	314	138	107	75	152
1907	NYY	10-10	2.53	30	25	17	1	0	206	192	83	58	46	78
1908	NYY	14-20	2.93	45	31	20	3	1	288	276	134	94	67	124
1909	BOS	0-1	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	6	7	4	3	4	3
1909	NYY	0-4	6.34	9	4	2	0	0	49	70	47	35	13	17
Career		198-132	-	392	332	260	35	5	-	2647	1206	864	690	1265

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Major League fielding statistics for Jack Chesbro.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1899	PIT	19	-	5	26	3	0	0.912
1900	PIT	32	-	4	44	7	3	0.873
1901	PIT	36	-	12	57	5	2	0.932
1902	PIT	35	-	11	60	4	2	0.947
1903	NYY	40	-	13	103	2	2	0.983
1904	NYY	56	-	24	166	12	7	0.941
1905	NYY	41	-	11	97	7	5	0.939
1906	NYY	49	-	11	95	5	3	0.955
1907	NYY	30	-	3	71	5	2	0.937
1908	NYY	45	-	7	96	6	2	0.945
1909	BOS	1	-	1	0	0	0	1.000
1909	NYY	9	-	1	21	0	0	1.000
Career		393	-	103	836	56	28	-

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Major League batting statistics for Jack Chesbro.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG
1899	PIT	19	58	3	9	0	0	0	3	0	3	0.155	0.197	0.155
1900	PIT	32	85	10	15	4	1	0	9	1	6	0.176	0.231	0.247
1901	PIT	36	116	9	25	5	1	1	8	0	3	0.216	0.242	0.302
1902	PIT	35	112	11	20	3	1	0	8	1	3	0.179	0.200	0.223
1903	NYY	40	124	8	23	4	0	2	9	0	2	0.185	0.198	0.266
1904	NYY	56	174	17	41	9	3	1	17	1	4	0.236	0.253	0.339
1905	NYY	41	112	6	21	6	3	0	10	2	2	0.188	0.202	0.295
1906	NYY	49	125	10	26	2	1	1	4	0	1	0.208	0.214	0.264
1907	NYY	30	76	1	15	2	2	0	4	0	0	0.197	0.197	0.276
1908	NYY	45	102	8	18	2	1	0	6	0	0	0.176	0.184	0.216
1909	BOS	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.500	0.500	0.500
1909	NYY	9	17	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0.176	0.222	0.176
Career		393	1103	85	217	37	13	5	82	5	25	-	-	-

First Name	John
Middle Name	Dwight
Last Name	Chesbro
Full Name at Birth	John Dwight Chesbro
Other Names	Happy Jack
Age	57 (age at death)
Date of Birth	June 5, 1874
Birthplace	North Adams, MA
Date of Death	November 6, 1931
Location of Death	Conway, MA
Buried	Howland Cemetery, Conway, MA
Height	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight	180 lbs (81.6 kg)
Star Sign	Gemini
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	12 July 1899
Last MLB Game	2 October 1909
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1946.