Ed Summers
Ed Summers | |
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Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1908, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 1, 1912, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 68-45 |
Earned run average | 2.42 |
Strikeouts | 362 |
Teams | |
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Oren Edgar Summers (December 5, 1884 – May 12, 1953), nicknamed "Kickapoo Ed", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1908 to 1912.
Biography
Summers was born in
In his rookie season, Summers emerged as the Tigers' best pitcher, finishing with a 1.64
In the
On July 16, 1909, Summers pitched 18 scoreless innings of a tie game against the
Summers played three additional seasons before rheumatism ended his playing career at age 27. In 138 career games, he had a 68–45 record with a 2.42 ERA, including 79 complete games and 9 shutouts in 999 innings.
He died from a
In spite of his nickname, Summers did not identify as Native American and consistently identified himself as white in the United States census and in his draft registration records.[4][5][6] Newspaper accounts from during and after his career do not describe him as having Kickapoo ancestry.
See also
References
- ^ Baseball-Almanac.com
- ^ Preston, JG (13 September 2009). "A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games of a doubleheader in the major leagues". prestonjg.wordpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Died. Oren Edgar ("Kickapoo Ed") Summers, 68". Time. May. 25, 1953.
- ^ "Edgar Summers in the 1930 United States Federal Census". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Oran Edgar Summers in the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Oren Edgar Summers in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference