1881
Born February 2, 1881
Farmersville, CA, USA
Orval Overall Notable
Orval Overall divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cincinnati Reds from 1905, then the Chicago Cubs through 1913.
He went 108 and 71 with a 2.23 earned run average, pitching 1,535.3 innings in 218 games. He struck out 935, completed 133 of his 182 starts and threw 30 shutouts. Across 221 games he batted .179, with 94 hits and 39 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 20 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1907 and 1909, topping out at 9. He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1909, with 205.
He was born in Farmersville, CA, USA on February 2, 1881, and died on July 14, 1947. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | CIN | 42 | 117 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 2 | .145 |
| 1906 | CHC/CIN | 31 | 84 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .179 |
| 1907 | CHC | 36 | 94 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .213 |
| 1908 | CHC | 38 | 70 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .129 |
| 1909 | CHC | 38 | 96 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .229 |
| 1910 | CHC | 25 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .122 |
| 1913 | CHC | 11 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 221 | 526 | 39 | 94 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 95 | 4 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | CIN | 18 | 23 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 318.0 | 290 | 101 | 147 | 173 | 2.86 |
| 1906 | CHC/CIN | 16 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 226.1 | 193 | 69 | 97 | 127 | 2.74 |
| 1907 | CHC | 23 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 268.1 | 201 | 50 | 69 | 141 | 1.68 |
| 1908 | CHC | 15 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 225.0 | 165 | 48 | 78 | 167 | 1.92 |
| 1909 | CHC | 20 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 285.0 | 204 | 45 | 80 | 205 | 1.42 |
| 1910 | CHC | 12 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 144.2 | 106 | 43 | 54 | 92 | 2.68 |
| 1913 | CHC | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 68.0 | 73 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 3.31 |
| Career | — | 108 | 71 | 218 | 182 | 12 | 1535.1 | 1232 | 381 | 551 | 935 | 2.23 |
On this day & linked events
1947
Died July 14, 1947
Image: Carl Horner, public domain