1876
Born November 12, 1876
Racine, WI, USA
Ed Killian Notable
Ed Killian divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cleveland Naps from 1903, then the Detroit Tigers through 1910.
He went 103 and 78 with a 2.38 earned run average, pitching 1,598.3 innings in 214 games. He struck out 516, completed 149 of his 180 starts and threw 22 shutouts. Across 220 games he batted .209, with 127 hits and 56 runs. He finished with 18 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1905, with 8.
He was born in Racine, WI, USA on November 12, 1876, and died on July 18, 1928. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | CLE | 10 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .179 |
| 1904 | DET | 40 | 126 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .143 |
| 1905 | DET | 39 | 118 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 2 | .271 |
| 1906 | DET | 21 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .170 |
| 1907 | DET | 46 | 122 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | .320 |
| 1908 | DET | 28 | 73 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .137 |
| 1909 | DET | 25 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .161 |
| 1910 | DET | 11 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .148 |
| Career | — | 220 | 609 | 56 | 127 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 101 | 6 | .209 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 61.2 | 61 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 2.48 |
| 1904 | DET | 15 | 20 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 331.2 | 293 | 90 | 93 | 124 | 2.44 |
| 1905 | DET | 23 | 14 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 313.1 | 263 | 79 | 102 | 110 | 2.27 |
| 1906 | DET | 10 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 149.2 | 165 | 57 | 54 | 47 | 3.43 |
| 1907 | DET | 25 | 13 | 42 | 34 | 0 | 314.0 | 286 | 62 | 91 | 96 | 1.78 |
| 1908 | DET | 12 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 180.2 | 170 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 2.99 |
| 1909 | DET | 11 | 9 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 173.1 | 150 | 33 | 49 | 54 | 1.71 |
| 1910 | DET | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 74.0 | 75 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 3.04 |
| Career | — | 103 | 78 | 214 | 180 | 4 | 1598.1 | 1463 | 423 | 482 | 516 | 2.38 |
On this day & linked events
1928
Died July 18, 1928
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