Ralph Savidge

Ralph Savidge
Pitcher
Born: (1879-02-03)February 3, 1879
Jerseytown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: July 22, 1959(1959-07-22) (aged 80)
Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1908, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
May 19, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average5.76
Strikeouts9
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Ralph Austin Savidge (February 3, 1879 – July 22, 1959), nicknamed "Human Ripcord"[1] and "the finger nail artist",[2][3] was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1908 and 1909 and also had an eight-year minor league career. He stood at 6' 2" and weighed 210 lbs.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Ralph Savidge Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  2. ^ "Southern League". Sporting Life, August 8, 1908, p. 23.
  3. ^ Bailey, W. A. "In Southland". Sporting Life, February 25, 1911, p. 12.