| Howard Ehmke | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 24, 1894 Silver Creek, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: March 17, 1959 (aged 64) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1915, for the Buffalo Blues | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 22, 1930, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 166–166 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 1,030 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Howard John Ehmke (April 24, 1894 – March 17, 1959) was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 16 years from 1914 to 1930, including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Buffalo Blues (1915), Detroit Tigers (1916–1917, 1919–1922), Boston Red Sox (1923–1926), and Philadelphia Athletics (1926–1930).
Ehmke compiled a career win–loss record of 166–166 with a 3.75 earned run average (ERA). His greatest success was with the Red Sox, including a no-hitter and his only 20-win season in 1923. Ehmke still holds the American League record for fewest hits allowed (one) in two consecutive starts. Ehmke also ranks sixteenth all-time in hitting batters. He hit 137 batters in his career and led the American League in the category seven times, including a career-high 23 in 1922. Ehmke is best known for being the surprise starter who won Game 1 of the 1929 World Series for the Athletics at the age of 35.
After retiring from baseball, he started his own company that began making tarpaulins to cover baseball diamonds during rain.