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Primarily a reliever but occasionally a starter, Osborn never had a losing season during his short ML term. He was 10-6 for the Cubs in 1930, and led the NL with six relief wins for the Pirates in 1931. (ARA)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 17, 1927: Charlie Grimm singles in Hack Wilson with the winning run in the 22nd inning to give the Cubs a 4–3 victory over the Braves at Boston. Braves pitcher Bob Smith goes the distance, while Bob Osborn hurls 14 runless relief innings to win for Chicago. The two teams have now combined for a major-league record 40 innings in their last two games. Smith's 22-inning stint, the 5th longest in history, will not be matched this century. Only Oeschger-Cadore on May 1, 1920 and Coombs-Harris on September 1, 1906, were longer. » June 18, 1927: The Phils beat the 2nd place Cubs, 7–2, for their 2nd straight win against Chicago. Rookie Bob Osborn takes the loss against Alex Ferguson.