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Old 05-12-2005, 01:52 PM   #60
SelzShoes
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Who's Who--Quick Hits: The Pitchers

Horacio Pfahlert, P, Chicago, 32 yrs
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Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 1871 9 9 5 4 0 2.74 82.0 84 35 25 9 11 9 0 CHI 1872 27 27 13 14 0 4.01 244.2 290 132 109 38 64 27 3 WAS 1873 23 23 11 12 0 3.51 213.0 232 102 83 43 34 23 4 WAS 1874 21 21 16 5 0 2.41 194.0 166 60 52 23 45 20 2 WAS 1875 29 29 17 12 0 2.16 258.0 233 95 62 50 43 29 4 WAS 1876 27 27 15 11 0 3.57 239.2 256 124 95 44 50 25 1 CHI Total 136 136 77 58 0 3.11 1231.1 1261 548 426 207 247 133 14
Most wins in the EL, and has completed more games (by 26) than anyone else. After the Chicago Fire, signed with a bad Washington club, but is now anchoring the rebuilt Browns. The Charmer is a delight to the press, and the ladies. With Aubrey Fraire, they are quickly becoming known as the 'Dandy battery'.

Tory Claessens, P, No Team, 34 yrs
Code:
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 1871 10 10 3 7 0 2.22 93.1 96 33 23 8 29 10 0 CIN 1872 13 13 10 3 0 1.76 117.1 127 42 23 8 17 13 0 CIN 1873 13 13 12 1 0 1.50 120.0 96 26 20 16 23 13 3 CIN 1874 20 20 9 11 0 2.24 176.2 140 62 44 23 36 20 2 CIN 1875 26 26 12 13 0 2.56 232.0 208 89 66 41 41 24 3 CIN 1876 27 27 13 14 0 2.90 239.1 244 86 77 41 46 27 0 CIN Total 109 109 59 49 0 2.33 978.2 911 338 253 137 192 107 8
Like Rodney Stollings, played for the 1869 touring Kings. And, also like Stollings, was released in the wake of winning the title. Claessens was the field captain, making the release doubly hard to explain. Lead a very scandalous lifestyle in Cincinnati--to the horror of all. Not a fan favorite anymore, it is possible he just needs a change of scenery.

Hank Imfeld, P, No Team, 27 yrs
Code:
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 1871 10 10 6 3 0 2.86 85.0 80 36 27 4 12 6 0 BRO 1872 12 12 9 1 0 1.74 103.2 78 28 20 6 23 7 3 BRO 1873 12 12 7 2 0 3.45 94.0 93 48 36 22 14 4 0 BRO 1874 19 19 11 8 0 3.99 153.1 202 86 68 18 30 16 2 BRO 1875 27 27 10 16 0 3.86 223.2 292 122 96 35 45 22 1 NH 1876 20 0 0 1 1 3.79 19.0 22 12 8 7 5 0 0 BOS Total 100 80 43 31 1 3.38 678.2 767 332 255 92 129 55 6
Perfect game 1872 against Washington, but has fallen into a funk the past two years.

Marquis Nicolet, P, No Team, 25 yrs
Code:
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 1871 10 10 9 0 0 2.63 85.2 71 25 25 5 14 6 2 BOS 1872 11 11 8 2 0 2.22 93.1 86 35 23 5 14 7 1 BOS 1873 14 14 12 0 0 1.38 117.0 96 24 18 12 16 4 0 BOS 1874 19 19 15 3 0 2.48 167.0 146 56 46 15 35 17 1 SLC 1875 28 28 18 7 0 2.23 234.0 226 69 58 30 45 12 2 CHI 1876 8 2 1 2 0 5.63 24.0 29 17 15 5 3 2 0 CHI Total 90 84 63 14 0 2.31 721.0 654 226 185 72 127 48 6
I don't know what his problem was last season; he wasn't hurt and none of the Browns pitchers had the same credentials. He just did not get the call, a great pick up for someone.

Valentin Gauani, P, No Team, 26 yrs
Code:
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 1871 10 10 7 1 0 1.94 83.1 70 21 18 7 14 5 0 BOS 1872 12 12 10 1 0 2.06 100.2 95 32 23 5 17 5 2 BOS 1873 11 7 4 2 0 1.71 58.0 51 18 11 2 14 3 1 BOS 1874 21 21 11 8 0 2.47 182.1 161 67 50 17 20 15 2 BOS 1875 28 28 23 5 0 2.12 255.0 214 72 60 23 49 28 4 BOS 1876 28 28 17 11 0 3.17 246.2 267 110 87 25 42 25 1 BOS Total 110 106 72 28 0 2.42 926.0 858 320 249 79 156 81 10
The Unions won 4 titles, so it is hard to find fault with them--but those races may not have been so close if Tricky got a few more starts. Both Brooklyn and Philadelphia are wooing him.

Jackson Rainey, P, Chicago, 21 yrs
Code:
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 1875 29 29 22 7 0 2.16 270.1 266 98 65 22 62 29 3 CHI 1876 7 7 4 2 0 2.98 57.1 55 22 19 2 6 4 1 (Note: with Louisville of The Commonwealth Association)
Pitched the whole 1876 season with a lower level league after an outstanding rookie year. Chicago refused to increase his salary. With the glut of players, may sit out another season; if he comes back, he should be a top-flight pitcher.

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