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Ben Tincup

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b. April 14, 1893 · Philadelphia Phillies 1914–1916, 1918, Chicago Cubs 1928

Tincup carried nearly his entire starting workload as a rookie with Philadelphia in 1914. He went 8-10 with two saves and a 2.61 earned run average across 155 innings, striking out 108. He completed nine of 17 starts and threw three shutouts.

Five seasons gave him an 8-11 record, two saves, 127 strikeouts and a 3.10 earned run average in 211 innings. Tincup started 18 of his 48 appearances, completed nine games and threw three shutouts. All three complete-game shutouts came in that first season.

Tincup remained with the Phillies through 1918, mostly in a reduced role after his rookie workload. His 10 relief appearances in 1915 produced a 2.03 average across 31 innings. After nine seasons outside the majors, he returned briefly with the Cubs in 1928, completing a career spread across fifteen calendar years. He died in 1980, at eighty-seven.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1914 PHI 315339 110 10180 .170
1915 PHI 11910 000 0030 .000
1916 PHI 1100 000 0000 .000
1918 PHI 11801 100 0040 .125
1928 CHC 2300 000 0000 .000
Career 5674410 210 10250 .135

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1914 PHI 8102817 2155.0165 45621082.61
1915 PHI 00100 031.026 79102.03
1918 PHI 0181 016.224 14667.56
1928 CHC 0020 09.014 7137.00
Career 8114818 2211.2229 7378127 3.10

On this day & linked events

1893

Born April 14, 1893

Adair, OK, USA

1980

Died July 5, 1980

1914

Major-league debut: Ben Tincup

Ben Tincup made a major-league debut on May 22, 1914.

1914

George Davis's No-Hitter

George Davis threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 9, 1914, winning 7–0.

1928

Final major-league game: Ben Tincup

Ben Tincup played a final major-league game on September 15, 1928.

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