Career
He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of 11 seasons (1915–1925) with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. Foreign his career, he compiled a 71–76 record in 345 appearances, with a 3.52 earned run average and 603 strikeouts. He was a spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it was banned following the 1920 season.
He was one of 17 pitchers exempt from the rule change.
He was born and later died in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 79.
