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Summers went 24-12 as a rookie with the pennant-winning Tigers in 1908. That September 25, he hurled two complete-game victories over the A's. He had 19 wins in 1909, but his best-pitched game was not one of them; on July 16, he hurled 18 innings to a scoreless tie against Washington, allowing seven hits and one walk. He lost all four of his World Series assignments in 1908-09. He was a notoriously poor hitter, and both of his ML home runs came in a September 17, 1910 game against the Athletics. Rheumatism hampered his pitching, and he faded to the minors in 1912. (LRD)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 25, 1908: Detroit's Ed Summers pitches two complete-game wins over the A's, winning the opener 7-2 The 2nd game is a 10-inning battle with another rookie Biff Schlitzer that ends 1-0 on a Claude Rossman drive for an inside-the-park home run. Summers allows just two hits. With the White Sox idle, the Tigers move to a half-game out of first. » October 5, 1908: Ed Walsh of the White Sox tops Detroit 6–1 for his 40th victory and forces the American League pennant race to the final day. Detroit's 24-game winner Eddie Summers takes the loss. Walsh leads the league in games (66), IP (464), K's (269), complete games (42), saves (6), shutouts (11), and winning percentage (.727). His ERA is 1.42. » October 10, 1908: In the World Series Opener, Ed Reulbach, coasting with a 5–1 lead, tires in the 7th. Brown is unable to stop the Tigers from taking a 6–5 lead in the last of the 8th. But the Cubs jump on reliever Ed Summers, a 24-game winner, for six straight hits and five runs in the 9th, and Brown gets the win 10–6. For umpire Bill Klem, it is the first of 15 World Series he will officiate. Detroit's Ira Thomas, batting for Charley O'Leary, hits the first World Series pinch hit when he singles in the 9th. There had been 12 previous pinch-hit attempts in World Series play, including the batter before Thomas. » July 16, 1909: At Bennett Field, Detroit and Washington play the longest scoreless game in American League history—18 innings. Ed Summers pitches the complete game, holding the Nationals to seven hits, two walks (one intentional), while fanning 10. The Nationals' 30-year-old rookie, Bill "Dolly" Gray, allows only one hit before leaving with an injury after eight innings. He is replaced by Bob Groom. Gray will put another entry in the record books next month when he walks seven straight batters. » October 11, 1909: Paced by Honus Wagner's three hits, three RBI, and three stolen bases, the visiting Pirates take game 3, 8-6. Nick Maddox is the winner over Ed Summers. » July 29, 1910: White Sox OF Patsy Dougherty breaks up Detroit's Ed Summers's no-hitter. It is the fourth time in his 10-year career the .284 hitter has ruined someone's no-hitter. » September 17, 1910: Detroit pitcher Ed Summers, a notoriously poor hitter, bounces two home runs into the stands in a 10–3 victory over the A's. The two homers, both off Harry Krause, will comprise his career total.