Gene Packard
| Gene Packard | |
|---|---|
 Packard in 1915 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 13, 1887 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Died: May 19, 1959 (aged 71) Riverside, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 27, 1912, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 14, 1919, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Won/Loss Record | 85-69 |
| ERA | 3.01 |
| Strikeouts | 488 |
| Teams | |
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Eugene Milo Packard (July 13, 1887 – May 19, 1959) was a professional baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues from 1912 through 1919 for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Packers, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.
On August 3, 1918, while with the Cardinals, he gave up 12 runs in a game and did not take the loss. That feat was not matched for 90 years, until Scott Feldman of the Texas Rangers did the same on August 13, 2008.[1][2]
One of the minor league teams Packard played for was the Independence Jewelers, based in Independence, Kansas, in 1908. Packard pitched a one-hit shutout against Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 26.[3] On August 10, the local newspaper headline read "Packard Breaks World's Record". The game the newspaper was referring to was against Bartlesville, Oklahoma on August 8, and Packard had pitched a perfect game.[4]
To this day, he is the only player in major league history to bear the surname Packard.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Petraglia, Mike, "Records galore set in Fenway slugfest: Red Sox, Rangers match league mark for runs scored in game," MLB.com, 8/13/08, accessed 8/15/09
- ^ Bloch, Teddy, "Fading Yankees see injuries as their downfall," USA Today, 8/13/08, accessed 8/15/09
- ^ a b Lamb, Bill. "Gene Packard". Society for American Baseball Research. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Packard Breaks World's Record". Independence Daily Reporter. August 10, 1908.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project
- Gene Packard at Find a Grave
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