George Mogridge
George Anthony Mogridge (February 18, 1889 – March 4, 1962) was an American baseball player.
| George Mogridge | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: February 18, 1889 Rochester, New York | |||
| Died: March 4, 1962 (aged 73) Rochester, New York | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 17, 1911, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 2, 1927, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 132–131 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.21 | ||
| Strikeouts | 678 | ||
| Saves | 21 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Life
George Anthony Mogridge was born in Rochester, New York and attended the University of Rochester. He was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1911–12), New York Yankees (1915–20), Washington Senators (1921–25), St. Louis Browns (1925) and Boston Braves (1926–27).
He helped the Senators win the 1924 World Series. On April 24, 1917 at Fenway Park, he threw the first no-hitter in Yankees history and the first in the Boston ballpark. His best season was in 1918 when he led the American League in games pitched (45), saves (7) and games finished (23).
In 15 seasons he had a 132–131 win–loss record, 138 complete games, 20 shutouts, 20 saves, 678 strikeouts and a 3.21 ERA.
He died in his hometown at the age of 73 years and 14 days old on March 4, 1962 and was buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York).[1]
See also
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- George Mogridge at Find a Grave
| Preceded by Eddie Cicotte |
MLB No-hitters April 24, 1917 |
Succeeded by Fred Toney |