Pastor Rich Zawadzki noticed that The APBA Blog has not given 1904 Jack Chesbro his due yet on Monster Monday.
“Happy Jack” still holds the modern day record for wins in one season with his 41-12 record. In addition, he maintained a 1.82 ERA for the 1904 season for the New York Highlanders.
In addition to the 41 wins, Chesbro led the AL with 55 games, 51 starts, 48 complete games, and 454 2/3 innings. Needless to say, his .774 winning percentage was tops in the league, too.
Considering it was the deadball era, Jack Chesbro wasn’t an automatic out at the plate. He batted .236 with 13 extra base hits including one homer in 174 at-bats.
| Year | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 41 | 12 | .774 | ERA: 1.82FIP: 2.11Dif: -0.29">1.82 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 6 | 454.2 | 338 | 128 | 92 | 4 | 88 | 239 |
Jack Chesbro was granted the coveted A&B pitchers grade along with Y strikeout rating and Z control rating.
With a 1.82 ERA (very low but not super low), we have to assume Chesbro was given the A&B grade due to extenuating circumstances due to the extreme amount of wins and innings pitched. 1904 Chesbro’s 454 2/3 IP is second all-time among modern pitchers only to 1908 Ed Walsh with 464 IP. 1908 Walsh who won 40 games, is also an A&B pitcher.
Thanks, Rich!
im likin that 2nd column 4 & 5 as well. too bad they didnt change on of those 2s to a 3 and, pitcher or not, i absolutely hate those 2nd column 7s/8s.
If you cannot get an A&B&C rating for that type of season it is safe to say they will never issue the grade.