Stan Coveleski
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| Born: July 13th, 1889 Shamokin , United States 
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| Died on: March 20, 1984 South Bend , United States
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| Suggested: Right | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 10, 1912 with the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| August 3, 1928 with the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win-loss | 215-142 |
| Earned Run Average | 2.89 |
| Strikeouts | 981 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1969 |
| Special selection | Veterans Committee |
Stanley Anthony "Stan" Coveleski (born July 13, 1889 in Shamokin , Pennsylvania , † March 20, 1984 in South Bend , Indiana ), born Stanislaus Kowalewski , was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . His nickname was Covey .
biography
Stan Coveleski was of Polish descent; he grew up in the mining areas of Pennsylvania. His older brother was the " Giant Killer " Harry Coveleski . His first stop in the Major League was the Philadelphia Athletics in 1912. There he managed a shutout in his first start as a pitcher , but only four more starts followed that season. Until 1916 he spent his career in the minor leagues , where he refined his spitball . Coveleski was one of the 17 throwers in the majors who were allowed to continue using the spitball after this throw was banned in 1920 .
He won over 20 games during the season five times in his career. In the 1920 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers , he won three complete games and allowed only 2 runs in the success of the Cleveland Indians . He was also able to win the World Series with the Washington Senators in 1925.
Another notable game took place on May 24, 1918. Coveleski threw in a game over 19 innings the entire season in the 3-2 win over the New York Yankees .
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. On June 10, 1976, he also became a member of the National Polish-American Hall of Fame .
His stations as a player
- 1912 Philadelphia Athletics
- 1916-1924 Cleveland Indians
- 1925–1927 Washington Senators
- 1928 New York Yankees
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Biography of Stan Coveleski (English)
- Stan Coveleski in the Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Coveleski, Stan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kowalewski, Stanislaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shamokin , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1984 |
| Place of death | South Bend, Indiana |