Red Ames
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Leon Kessling "Red" Ames (August 2, 1882 – October 8, 1936) was an American
Major league career
Born in
He pitched in three World Series with the Giants (1905, 1911, 1912), but appeared almost entirely in relief in the fall classic, starting only once, the last game in 1911, which he lost decisively to the world champion Philadelphia Athletics. He was traded to the Reds in 1913, and never again approached his earlier success with the Giants.
Ames' greatest distinction was being one of the wildest pitchers in history with a curveball charitably described as "dramatic." Other of his notable accomplishments are leading the National League in saves with six in 1914 and eight in 1916, and in strikeouts per nine innings pitched in 1905 (6.78), 1906 (6.90) and 1907 (5.63).
On Opening Day, April 15, 1909, he held the
Ames,
Later years
After leaving the majors, Ames pitched in the
See also
References
- ^ "Two Victories for New York Nationals, One a Shut-out". The New York Sun. September 15, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brooklyn Superbas 3, New York Giants 0". Retrosheet. April 15, 1909. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Player Pitching Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, Playing for SFG, as Starter, In team's first 1 games, requiring Innings Pitched >= 10, sorted by greatest Innings Pitched". Stathead Baseball. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "LEE MEADOWS (left)..." New York Tribune. April 17, 1919. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Red Ames at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by R. J. Lesch, Retrieved November 16, 2013.