George Bradley
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| George Bradley | |
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| Pitcher/Third baseman | |
| Born: July 13, 1852 Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: October 2, 1931 (aged 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 4, 1875 for the St. Louis Brown Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 8, 1888 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics | |
| W–L record | 171–151 |
| Earned run average | 2.42 |
| Complete games | 302 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
George Washington Bradley (July 13, 1852 – October 2, 1931), nicknamed "Grin", was an American Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1]
Bradley threw the first official no-hit, no-run game in major league history.[2] He pitched for St. Louis in the club's victory over the Hartford Dark Blues 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 his baseball career. 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
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "George Bradley Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bradlge01. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ a b Ivor-Campbell, Fred. "George Bradley". BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bradley_George.stm. Retrieved 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, or Fangraphs
| Preceded by First Champion |
National League ERA Champion 1876 |
Succeeded by Tommy Bond |
| Preceded by First no-hitter |
No-hitter pitcher July 15, 1876 |
Succeeded by Lee Richmond |
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