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A Phillies standout, McQuillan was 23-17 (1.53) in 1908, his first full season, and led the NL with a 1.60 ERA two years later. He was called "The Giant Killer" for his domination over New York. After illness and arm problems caused his drop to the minors, he survived a fearful blow to the head by a line drive off the bat of Tiger slugger Claude Rossman. Reacquired from Pittsburgh by the 1915 Phillies as pennant insurance, he contributed four vital victories late in the season. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 22, 1907: Phillies rookie George McQuillan pitches a 6-inning 2-0 win over St. Louis in his ML debut, starting a record string of 25 consecutive shutout innings at the beginning of his ML career. He'll go 4-0 this year, with three shut outs, and win 23 next year. » September 29, 1907: Phillies rookie George McQuillan completes a major-league record string of 25 consecutive shutout innings at the beginning of his career. The streak began on May 8. » April 14, 1908: Before 17,000 in Philadelphia, Christy Mathewson scatters four Phillies hits and drives in two of the Giants runs. New York wins, 3-1 over George McQuillan. » July 4, 1908: Lefthander Hooks Wiltse pitches a 10-inning no-hitter for the Giants over the Phillies 1–0. He loses his bid for a perfect nine innings when, with two outs, he hits Phils P George McQuillan with a pitch on an 1-and-2 count. Ump Charles Rigler calls the pitch earlier a ball, to the dismay of Hooks and the fans, who thought it a strike. Art Devlin scores the winner in the 10th after singling off McQuillan and coming around on two errors. New York wins the nitecap more easily, 9–3. » September 5, 1908: The Giants roll over the Phils, 5-1, for their 7th straight win. Christy Mathewson is the winner over George McQuillan. » October 2, 1909: Eddie Grant of the Phils is 7-for-7 against the Giants' Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, as the Phils sweep two. Marquard is clobbered in the opener, allowing 16 hits and nine runs, and George McQuillan outpitches Mathewson in the nitecap for a 2-1 victory. Mathewson ends the season with an ERA of 1.14 and a career-high winning percentage of .806. » April 27, 1910: Christy Mathewson stops the Phillies 7-game win streak, beating the Quakers 3–2. George McQuillan takes the loss. » May 15, 1914: At Forbes Field, Christy Mathewson outpitches George McQuillan to give the Giants a 5–3 win over the Pirates. » June 17, 1914: Christy Mathewson blanks the slumping Pirates, 5–0, allowing just five hits. George McQuillan is the losing pitcher. » July 18, 1914: The Pirates spilt a twinbill with New York, winning game one by a 3–0 score, then losing the nitecap, 6–5 in 10 innings. New York scores three in the top of the 10th off George McQuillan, and the Bucs came back with two off Christy Mathewson. Max Carey pops up with the tying run on 3B to end the game. » May 8, 1926: Chicago's Grover Alexander beats the Giants, 6–4, with George McQuillan taking the loss. It is Alex's last win in a Cubs uniform. » April 15, 1947: With yesterday's opener in Washington rained out, the A's open at Yankee Stadium before 39,344. Under new manager Bucky Harris, the Yanks manage just six hits off Phil Marchildon as the A's win, 6–1. Eddie Joost and Elmer Valo pull off a double steal in the 5th when the A's increase their lead to 3–0. Joost scores on the swipe of home. Former A's vet George McQuillan, playing 1B for Nick Etten, scores New York's only run. Spud Chandler takes the loss.