Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Nicknames
none
Hall of Fame
Baseball Evolution - 2006
Cooperstown - 1978
Years Played
1902-1911
Main Team
Cleveland Bronchos/Naps 1902-1911
Awards
none
All Star Appearances
none
Positional Breakdown
SP 260; RP 26; 1B 6; CF 2; 3B 1
Notes of Significance
- Second best career ERA of all-time (1.89)
- Most difficult pitcher in ML history to reach base against
- Tossed a perfect game in what is often considered the greatest pitching duel of all time
against Ed Walsh on October 2, 1908 - Winning percentage .112% better than his team's over the course of his career
- Died 2 days after his 31st birthday of tubercular meningitis
Baseball Evolution Links for Adrian "Addie" Joss
What Could Have Been
Those who claim that Sandy Koufax was the best left-handed pitcher ever had better say that Addie Joss was the best right-hander as well.
Franhise Histories
Why is it that the Indians franchise was never dubbed, "The Cleveland Addies?"