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Howard Ehmke
Howard Jonathan Ehmke (April 24, 1894 – March 17, 1959) was an American baseball pitcher best known for his surprise start in Game 1 of the 1929 World Series, one of the great gambles in Series history. At 35, with his c
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Howard Jonathan Ehmke (April 24, 1894 – March 17, 1959) was an American baseball pitcher best known for his surprise start in Game 1 of the 1929 World Series, one of the great gambles in Series history. At 35, with his career nearly over and his release planned, he was Connie Mack's unexpected choice to open the Series for the Philadelphia Athletics, and he struck out a then-record 13 Chicago Cubs in a 3–1 victory, the last win of his career. Bill James later called Mack's decision "the most brilliant managerial stratagem in the history of baseball." A native of Silver Creek, New York, Ehmke pitched 15 major league seasons: one, in 1915, with the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League, an independent major league that competed with the American and National leagues in 1914 and 1915, and 14 in the American League with the Detroit Tigers (1916–1917, 1919–1922), the Boston Red Sox (1923–1926) and the Athletics (1926–1930). His best years came with weak Red Sox teams; in 1923 he won 20 games and threw a no-hitter, then allowed just one hit, on a disputed scoring decision, in his next start, and he still holds the American League record for fewest hits allowed in two consecutive starts. He
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