Tim Keefe played 14 years in Major League Baseball, the meat of which was with the New York Giants.

The righthanded Pitcher joined New York in 1885 after four years on a major level and made an immediate impact winning the ERA Title (1.58) while also topping the NL in H/9 (6.8).  He won 32 Games in 1885 but raised that 42 in 1886, again giving him a first-place finish in a major statistical category.  

1887 was not as smooth for Keefe, who missed a lot of Games when he suffered a nervous breakdown when he struck a batter in the head with a pitch.  Keefe still went 35 and 19 with a league-leading WHIP (1.114) and H/9 (8.1).  Following that stress, Keefe rebounded with his best year in Baseball.  Leading the Giants to a World Series title, he was the best Pitcher in the game, finishing first in Wins (35), ERA (1.74), FIP (1.90), WHIP (0.937), H/9 (6.6), SO/9 (5.6 and SO/BB (1.49).  We will argue it is one of the finest seasons in Giants history, and don’t we wish we had footage of it?

Keefe helped New York win another World Series in 1889, though he was less effective (28-13, 3.36 ERA).  Like many baseball players, he felt underpaid, and he helped found the Player's League and pitched for the New York franchise.  The upstart league was a failed experiment, and he rejoined the Giants of the NL, but he felt unwanted and played poorly, leading to a summer release.

Keefe had a record of 174-82 with a 2.54 ERA with the Giants.

Keefe entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 as a Veteran’s Committee Selection.