Al Spalding-- Part 2 Baseball Hall of Fame and Dem Stats

He was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 by the Veterans Committee.

And here are some unbelievable stats for him:

He played with the Boston Red Stockings from 1871 to 1875 and with the Chicago White Stockings (Cubs)in 1876 and 1877.  In 7 years, his pitching stats (Record and ERA):

1871---      19-10    3.36
1872 ---     38-8      1.85
1873---      41-14    2.99

1874---      52-16    1.92
1875---      54-5      1.59
1876---      47-12    1.75

1877---         1-0      3.27

Overall      252-65    2.13

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BATTING:

1871          .271
1872          .354
1873          . 328

1874          .329
1875          .312
1876          .312
1877          .256

Pretty Impressive Stats.  --Cooter