Nick Maddox
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Born: November 9, 1886 Govanstown, Maryland | |||
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Died: November 27, 1954 (aged 68) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 13, 1907, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 12, 1910, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 43–20 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.29 | ||
| Strikeouts | 193 | ||
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Nicholas Maddox (November 9, 1886 in Govanstown, Maryland – November 27, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1907 through 1910 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Maddox is one of the few pitchers to throw a no-hitter in his rookie season.
He defeated the Brooklyn Superbas 2–1 at Pittsburgh's Exposition Park on September 20, 1907, one week after pitching a 4–0 shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals in his major league debut. At the age of 20 years and ten months, he became the youngest pitcher ever to throw a no-hitter in major league history.
Not until Cliff Chambers in 1951 would another Pirate pitch a no-hitter, and the next no-hitter in Pittsburgh would not come until 1971, when Bob Gibson of the Cardinals no-hit the Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates' home stadium in between, Forbes Field, had not witnessed a no-hitter in its 61-year (mid-1909 to mid-1970) history. Through 2013, Maddox is still the youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the majors.
Maddox was also the last Pirate to win his first 4 career starts (in 1907) until the feat was matched by Gerrit Cole in 2013.[1] William F. Kirk of the New York American in 1908 called Maddox a "...a well formed youth with a face like a dried apple."[2]
After his rookie season, Maddox spent two more years with the Pirates as a starting pitcher and finished his career in 1910 as a relief pitcher. In his career, he had 43 wins, 20 losses, and a 2.29 earned run average.
See also
References
- ↑ "Pirates' Cole wins 4th straight to start career – Yahoo! Sports". Yahoo!. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58114144
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Big Jeff Pfeffer |
No-hitter pitcher September 20, 1907 |
Succeeded by Cy Young |