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Lindaman kept in shape by walking 17 miles a day as a mail carrier. He shut out Brooklyn 1-0 in his first ML start on April 14, 1906. Despite throwing 32 complete games (third in the league) as a rookie, he finished 12-23; his Braves teammates were shut out in eight of his losses. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 15, 1905: After losing a record 29 games this year, veteran righthander Vic Willis is traded by 7th-place Boston National League to Pittsburgh for three players: Del Howard, infielder Dave Brain, and Vive Lindaman. Willis will rebound with four straight 20-win seasons. » April 14, 1906: Little-used Jack Doscher makes his only start of the year for Brooklyn, but loses to Boston, 1-0. Doscher is the first lefty to start a game for Brooklyn in four years. Used mostly for batting practice, Doscher will shortly jump the team in a salary squabble. The win goes to Vive Lindaman, making his first major league start. Vive better get used to the lack of support; he'll lose 23 games this year, eight by shutouts. No rookie will have it worse. » October 4, 1906: Boston (NL) hurlers Vive Lindaman and Irv Young lose 3-2 and 2-1 to Brooklyn. The Beaneaters finish last with 102 losses. Four hardworking hurlers bear the brunt: Young and Gus Dorner each lose 25 games; Lindaman, 23; and Frank "Big Jeff" Pfeffer, 22.