| Vic Aldridge | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 25, 1893 Cale, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: April 17, 1973 (aged 79) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1917, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 29, 1928, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 97–80 |
| Earned run average | 3.76 |
| Strikeouts | 526 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Victor Aldridge (October 25, 1893 – April 17, 1973), nicknamed "the Hoosier Schoolmaster", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, and was known to be an excellent curveball pitcher. Before his playing career he was a schoolmaster, hence his nickname. His most significant actions as a player occurred during the 1925 World Series, where Aldridge completed and won games two and five, only to have the most disastrous first inning in the seventh game of the World Series ever. After his retirement from baseball, he served as a state senator in the Indiana General Assembly. Aldridge is a member of the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2007.[1][2]
- ^ Levenson, p. 26
- ^ "Vic Aldridge Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 25, 2009.