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126. Eddie Cicotte

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126. Eddie Cicotte
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: June 19, 1884 in Springwells, MI USA
  • Weight: 175 lbs.
  • Height: 5'9"
  • Bats: B
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 03, 1905
  • Final Game: September 26, 1920
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1917
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1919
  • MVP - 1914
 
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The Hall of Fame victim always pointed at about the Black Sox Scandal is "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, but Pitcher, Eddie Cicotte, might have also been cost a Cooperstown plaque.

After a brief stint with the Detroit Tigers in 1905, he went back to the minors, only to return three years later with the Boston Red Sox.  Cicotte did better there, good enough to stay on the roster but far from a star.  That changed when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox during the 1912 season.

With Chicago, he had his breakout season in 1913, when he went 18-11 with a 1.58 ERA, and he had a monster season in 1917, where he led the American League in Wins (28), ERA (1.53), and WHIP (0.912).  Cicotte would help Chicago win the 1917 World Series, going 1-1 with a 1.57 ERA.  1919 was just as good as he again led the AL in Wins (29), and had a 1.82 ERA.  Cicotte and the White Sox were heavily favored in the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, but gamblers got into the palms of some White Sox players (allegedly), and Cicotte was one of them (allegedly).  In that World Series, he went 1-2 and looked ineffective (or throwing the game) in his first two starts.  Chicago would lose that series to the Reds.

After going 21-10 in 1920, the suspected White Sox players were brought to trial.  While the court would find the White Sox players innocent, Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis banned the eight players from the game after 1920, thus ending his career at age 36.

The Bullet Points

  • Country of Origin: Springwells, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • Eligible In: Wednesday, 01 January 1936
  • Position: Pitcher
  • Played For: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Rings (1) (Chicago White Sox, 1917) 
    Highest bWAR for Pitchers (1) (AL) (1917)
    Lowest ERA (1) (AL) (1917) 
    Most Wins (2) (AL) (1917 & 1919) 
    Lowest WHIP (1) (AL) (1917)
    Lowest BB/9 (2) (AL) (1918 & 1919)
    Most Innings Pitched (2) (AL) (1917 & 1919)
    Most Complete Games (1) (AL) (1919)
    Most Shutouts (2) (NA) (1871 & 1874)
    Highest SO/BB (1) (AL) (1918) 
    Highest ERA+ (1) (AL) (1917)
    Lowest FIP (1) (AL) (1918)
    Highest Championship Win Probability Added (1) (AL) (1917)
    Most Assists by a Pitcher (1) (AL) (1912)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Pitcher (2) (AL) (1912 & 1913)

  • Other Points of Note:

    6 Top Ten Finishes (bWAR for Pitchers)
    5 Top Ten Finishes (ERA)
    4 Top Ten Finishes (Wins)
    7 Top Ten Finishes (WHIP)
    6 Top Ten Finishes (H/9)
    7 Top Ten Finishes (BB/9)
    3 Top Ten Finishes (SO/9)
    6 Top Ten Finishes (Games Pitched)
    6 Top Ten Finishes (Innings Pitched)
    4 Top Ten Finishes (Strikeouts)
    6 Top Ten FInishes (Games Started)
    4 Top Ten Finishes (Complete Games)
    4 Top Ten Finishes (Shutouts) 
    4 Top Ten Finishes (SO/BB)
    3 Top Ten Finishes (Games Finished)
    5 Top Ten Finishes (ERA+)
    9 Top Ten Finishes (FIP)
    2 Top Ten Finishes (Win Probability Added)
    4 Top Ten Finishes (Championship Win Probability Added)

  • Notable All Time Rankings:

    18.   Championship Win Probability Added: 62.7
    24.   ERA: 2.38
    24.   Assists by a Pitcher: 998
    27.   FIP: 2.54
    55.   Win Probability Added: 28.0
    71.   Shutouts: 71
    72.   bWAR for Pitchers: 57.5
    80.   WHIP: 1.154
    81.   Complete Games: 249
    96.   ERA+: 123

  • Vote Percentage Received for the Hall of Fame: N/A
  • Should be Inducted As A: Chicago White Sox

Should Eddie Cicotte be in the Hall of Fame?

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