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George Uhle
Nickname(s): The Bull
1898-1985

RHP 1919-34, 36 Indians, Tigers, Giants, Yankees
  • Led League in w 23, 26

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Career 3119.2200-1663.99
World Series 30-00.00

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Three times Uhle led the American League in games started, twice in complete games including a 20-inning shut out in 1919, and twice in innings pitched, earning him the approving nickname The Bull. He led the league in victories twice, the second time in 1926, when he also had the best winning percentage. He paid the penalty, a sore arm, the next year and was less effective after that time.

Uhle was an innovator with the slider and named it when describing the motion of the pitch. A lifetime Cleveland resident, he holds the record for most base hits made in a season by a pitcher, 52 in 1923. He batted .361 that year and had a lifetime average of .288 in 723 games. His goal was to win 200 games, but he lacked two victories when the Tigers cut him loose at the end of 1933. Despite an aching arm, when the Yankees signed him, he managed two more victories. (JK)


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» September 7, 1920: Two Brooklyn runs in the first lead to a quick exit for Cleveland starter Ray Caldwell (20-10). John "Duster" Mails and George Uhle shut down the Robins, but southpaw Sherry Smith (11-9) gives up three hits; the visitors' only run results from an error by Zack Wheat on Tris Speaker's double. It's a 2–1 win, and 2–1 Series lead for Brooklyn.

» September 26, 1920: In St. Louis, an overflow Sunday crowd of 30,000 watch the Indians top the Browns 7–5 behind seven innings of strong relief by George Uhle. Joe Sewell knocks home four runs and Steve O'Neill contributes a drive that hits a mounted policeman's horse for a ground rule double.

» October 7, 1920: Two Brooklyn runs in the first lead to a quick exit for Cleveland starter Ray Caldwell (20-10). John "Duster" Mails and George Uhle shut down the Robins, but southpaw Sherry Smith (11-9) gives up 3 hits; the visitors' only run results from an error by Zack Wheat on Tris Speaker's double. It's a 2-1 win, and 2-1 Series lead for Brooklyn.

» May 8, 1922: Hasty makes wasty as Cleveland hits a ML record-tying four triples in the 5th off the A's Bob Hasty and roll over Philadelphia, 14–4. George Uhle is the winner.

» August 22, 1922: At the Polo Grounds, Indians P George Uhle singles in the sixth inning and the Yankees (as noted by Retrosheet) allow a courtesy pinch runner Les Nunnamaker while Uhle gets his shoe repaired. Uhle returns to mound to finish the game, winning, 6–2. The loss drop New York to second place behind St. Louis.

» May 17, 1925: Washington's lefty Tom Zachary throws the pitch that Cleveland's Tris Speaker socks for his 3,000th hit. Zachary still is victorious today, 2–1, over George Uhle.

» February 28, 1926: At Crescent City, Florida, a train carrying several Cleveland players derails. No players are injured and pitcher George Uhle sleeps through the incident.

» June 6, 1926: Player-manager Tris Speaker, 38, of the Indians, sporting a lifetime .350 BA, startles players and fans alike when he directs P George Uhle to pinch- hit for him in a close contest with the Yankees. Uhle is a good-hitting hurler, but he flies out.

» September 18, 1926: At Dunn Field, the Indians win their 4th in a row, defeating the Yanks 3–1, behind George Uhle. The win cuts the Yankees American League lead to two 1/2 games over the Tribe.

» September 27, 1926: Cleveland 1B George Burns hits his 64th double of the year, as the Indians down Philadelphia 5–4. Indians righthander George Uhle gives up nine hits in winning his 27th against 11 losses. He leads the American League, despite giving up a league-high 300 hits and 118 walks, and posts a 2.83 ERA. It is his best record in a 17-year, 200-win career.

» June 30, 1927: The Tigers edge the Indians, 6–5, beating George Uhle for the 5th time this year.

» May 22, 1928: White Sox CF Johnny Mostil handles 12 chances against the Indians, equaling Happy Felsch's American League record, also made against Cleveland as the Sox win, 4–3. Mostil also legs it home from 2B with the winning run on a wild pitch by George Uhle. Sam Langford has a home run and two doubles for Cleveland.

» May 24, 1929: Chicago's Ted Lyons and Detroit's George Uhle go 21 innings before the Tigers get a run to win 6–5 in the longest game—3 hours and 31 minutes—ever seen to date at Comiskey Park. Uhle is the winner, tossing 20 innings, with Vic Sorrell pitching the bottom of the 21st. Lyons, the loser, goes the distance and gives up 24 hits. Charlie Gehringer drives in Roy Johnson with a sac fly for the final run. No pitcher has matched either Lyons' or Uhle's marathon effort since. Les Mueller, in 1945, will come the closest.

» May 29, 1929: Detroit's George Uhle notches his 9th consecutive win of the year, beating the Browns, 7–6. Marty McManus has three hits, including a home run and double for the Tigers.

» May 9, 1930: The Yankees and the Tigers outfielders make only two putouts for an American League record which has never been equaled. The National League record for OF idleness is one chance (Pittsburgh versus Brooklyn, August 26, 1910). Detroit's George Uhle strikes out eight in winning, 5–4, and dropping the Yanks to 7th place. Henry Johnson (7 innings) and George Pipgras are the New York hurlers.

» September 19, 1933: The Yankees pile up 34 hits and drub the White Sox twice, 10–1 and 10–3. George Uhle and Charley Devans are the recipients of the offensive largesse. Joe Sewell has six hits for the afternoon, while Lou Gehrig has six RBIs. Gehrig hits #30 in game one, following immediately after Walker hits a homer. Lou is now even with Babe Ruth, who sat out the afternoon.

» May 1, 1934: At Washington, the Yankees give Danny MacFayden a 3-run lead in the first, but he can't hold it and he leaves in the 7th with the score tied at three apiece. New York scores five runs in the 9th to win it for George Uhle, 10–5. MacFayden was making his first start against Washington since June 2, 1932, when he lost his major-league record tying 14th straight game to the Nats.

» July 25, 1936: In the A's 15–12 win over the Indians, Philadelphia A's C Frankie Hayes equals a major-league record with four doubles, the last coming in the 9th with the bases loaded. Reliever Harry Kelley is the winner, despite he and Doyle giving up 18 hits. Veteran pitcher George Uhle, recently added to the Indians roster hits a homer, but is replaced by Lloyd Brown.

» July 26, 1940: New York P Spud Chandler beats the White Sox with his bat, knocking in six runs with a single and two HRs, one a grand slam off Pete Appleton. The six RBI ties the AL record held by Appleton, George Uhle and Wes Ferrell.