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		Eppa Rixey could brag for many years to be the all-time best left-handed pitcher to play professional baseball.
		Born in Culpeper, Virginia, Rixey played golf, tennis and basketball for the University of Virginia until off-season umpire Cy Rigler, studying at UVA as well as coaching baseball and basketball, encouraged the 6’5”, 210 pound Rixey to try his hand at pitching.
		Rixey never pitched a day in the minors, but went straight on to a 10-10 record and a 2.5 ERA his rookie season with the Philadelphia Phillies.
	www.virginiasportshalloffame.com /hall/induct_rixey.html (377 words)

	Eppa Rixey - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Rixey, Eppa (1891-1963), American baseball player who was the National League’s (NL) winningest left-handed pitcher with 266 career wins until...
		Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey (May 3, 1891 - February 28, 1963) was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.
		Eppa Rixey holds the major-league record for the most career losses by a left-handed pitcher.
	encarta.msn.com /Eppa_Rixey.html (131 words)

	Eppa Rixey - MSN Encarta
		Eppa Rixey (1891-1963), American baseball player who was the National League’s (NL) winningest left-handed pitcher with 266 career wins until 1959, when Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves surpassed him.
		After a 10-13 record in 1929, Rixey was used less frequently and appeared in only 16 games in 1933, when he went 6-3.
		Rixey liked to outsmart hitters when they were ahead on the ball and strike count by throwing unexpected pitches rather than the anticipated fastball.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761593350/Rixey_Eppa.html (240 words)

	Signing Habits and Autograph Analysis of Hall of Fame Pitcher Eppa ''Jeptha'' Rixey, Jr.
		Rixey contorted a pretzel windup and was a superb fielder with surprising agility and precision, compiling 1196 lifetime assists.
		Lacking a given middle name, Rixey gradually accepted it as his own musing, "It sounds like a cross between a Greek letter fraternity and a college yell." The easy-going Eppa Rixey was a fan favorite and was recognized by his Cincinnati admirers as the greatest lefty in their club's history.
		Eppa was voted in to the Hall of Fame (#94) by the Committee on Baseball Veterans in January of 1963, along with John Clarkson (posthumously), Elmer Flick and Sam Rice.
	www.psacard.com /articles/article4133.chtml (1284 words)

	Eppa Rixey \| The BASEBALL Page
		Rixey attended the University of Virginia in the early 1910s, and his only break from studies was basketball.
		Rixey went out for the team in less than three years he was in the major leagues.
		Rixey was a humble man, who unlike other players who waited their turn to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, was very patient.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /players/rixeyep01.php (671 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		Rixey jumped from the Virginia pitching staff to the Phillies through the efforts of National League umpire Charles (Cy) Rigler, who was moonlighting on the basketball and baseball staffs of the university.
		Grandson Eppa Rixey IV is the chief operating officer of the Eppa Rixey Insurance Agency, whose motto is "Hall of Fame Performance for Your Insurance Needs." To cap off his happy and prosperous life, the Veterans Committee elected Eppa to the Hall of Fame on January 27, 1963.
		Rixey was the consummate Virginia gentleman, a fellow who took everything but losing (he could punish locker rooms or disappear for a day or two) and those who taunted his Southern heritage with renditions of classics like "Marching through Georgia" with gentle wit and self-deprecating humor.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=948&pid=12006 (1500 words)

	The Ballplayers - Eppa Rixey \| BaseballLibrary.com
		He starred in basketball as well as baseball while earning a degree in chemistry at the University of Virginia, and he was encouraged to become a professional by Cy Rigler, a NL umpire who coached the University of Virginia Cavaliers.
		Rixey had a good but not overpowering fastball, a swift curve, and a change of pace he used when he got behind in the count.
		It was invented by a sportswriter inspired by the resonance it had when spoken between "Eppa" and "Rixey." In time, the pitcher accepted it as his own.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /ballplayers/player.php?name=Eppa_Rixey_1891 (511 words)

	Eppa Rixey - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki Database
		Born on May 3, 1891 in Culpeper, Virginia, Eppa Rixey (Eppa Rixey) played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 21 year career.
		Rixey broke into the bigs on June 21, 1912 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 2.50 ERA in 162 innings pitched in 1912, his rookie year.
		Most people believe that Eppa Rixey's best season was 1916, when he posted a 1.85 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 134 batters.
	armchairgm.com /index.php?title=Eppa_Rixey (843 words)

	1922 NL Mathewson Award
		Rixey is a Hall Of Famer; he pitched for 21 years, splitting time with the Phillies and Cincinnati.
		Rixey won 266 games in his career, but also lost 251, giving him one of the worst winning percentages of any pitcher in the Hall.
		Rixey was a pretty good pitcher, and probably deserved to have a better record, but he is still one of the weaker members of the Hall Of Fame.
	venus.lunarpages.com /~double2/History/400Pages/nlcy1922.html (356 words)

	THE ALL-TIME SINGLE SEASON GREATS BY DECADE: 1910-1919
		Rixey also pitched in 287 innings in 1916 and only gave up 74 walks, to go along with a career high 134 strikeouts.
		Rixey was an artist and that is why he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
		If Eppa Rixey was an artist, Walter Johnson was Picasso or Michelangelo and in 1913 he painted his masterpiece.
	athomeplate.com /greatsbydecade1910.shtml (2110 words)

	1925 NL Mathewson Award
		Cincinnati's aces were Eppa Rixey, Pete Donohue, and Dolf Luque.
		Rixey and Donohue were both outstanding pitchers who had great years; I would give the edge to Rixey.
		This was Eppa's last big year; he hung for another seven years, then retired with 266 career wins.
	venus.lunarpages.com /~double2/History/400Pages/nlcy1925.html (271 words)

	Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
		Eppa Rixey, who earned a U.Va. degree in Chemistry in 1912, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1963.
		Rixey pitched for U.Va. during a period in which the Washington team regularly held spring training here, and it is clear that Washington hoped to sign Rixey to a major league contract.
		Rigler and Rixey were to split a $2,000 bonus once the contract was signed, but organized baseball officials frowned on umpires acting as scouts, and the deal was off.
	www.albemarlehistory.org /Play_Ball!_page_6__1910s.html (312 words)

	Eppa Rixey \| BaseballLibrary.com
		In 1916 Rixey went 22-10 (1.85), but despite a 2.27 ERA the following year, lost a league-high 21.
		Eppa had eight fine years with the Reds, three with 20 or more wins, including 1922 when he led the league with 25.
		Rixey will pitch his way into the Hall of Fame over the next 13 years.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Rixey_Eppa.stm (1377 words)

	Baseball Evolution - Asher - Eppa Rixey
		On the topic of Eppa Rixey, I may have to accuse Keith of using certain statistics only when they convenience him.
		Then, Keith states, “Eppa's main claim to the Hall of Fame is that he likely would have notched 300 Wins had he not gone to war, and he would have certainly ranked in the top 15 all-time in innings pitched.” Well, what would those two things have gotten him in your eyes, Keith?
		Rixey had a winning percentage of.515 and a career ERA 15% better than the league.
	asher.baseballevolution.com /eppa.html (362 words)

	1921 NL CY YOUNG AWARD
		His 29 complete games this year were a career high, and came in the middle of a streak of seven consecutive years with 25+ complete games, something no one has done since.
		Cooper won 216 games in his career; he wasn't a great pitcher, but he was as good as Pop Haines, Eppa Rixey, or Rube Marquard, some comtemporary pitchers who are in the Hall Of Fame.
		Eppa Rixey pitched well with a weak Cincinnati team, and was stuck with a mediocre won-loss record.
	webhome.idirect.com /~brettsmith/History/400Pages/nlcy1921.htm (371 words)

	Howstuffworks "Eppa Rixey"
		Prior to Warren Spahn, Eppa Rixey held the NL record for the most career wins by a left-handed pitcher (266).
		The son of a wealthy Virginia family, Eppa Rixey (1891-1963) was a chemistry major at the University of Virginia when his pitching skill on the college team was noted by National League umpire Cy Rigler.
		Rixey toiled for 13 years with the Reds, three times winning 20 or more games in a season.
	entertainment.howstuffworks.com /eppa-rixey-hof.htm (461 words)

	BBTF's Hall of Merit Discussion :: Red Faber, Eppa Rixey and Jack Quinn (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rixey is marked as MS in both 1918 and 1919; maybe he got discharged later than most.
		Rixey's career total by tenths instead of whole numbers is not 315 but 311.3 (vs 287.2 for Quinn).
		Rixey was able to accumulate WS in those inferior seasons, but they were more or less post-1922 Sisler WS - they weren't really adding anything of substance to Eppa Jepptha's resume.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/hall_of_merit/discussion/red_faber_and_eppa_rixey (11476 words)

	Dick Perez - Sports Artist
		Eppa Rixey was the National League's winningest southpaw until Warren Spahn passed the lanky lefty's mark.
		Although he hurled for second-division teams during many of his 21 seasons, Rixey's reliable pitching strength helped him amass 266 victories for the Phillies and Reds.
		The tall, slender rookie emerged directly from the University of Virginia campus in 1912, never spending a day in the minors.
	www.dickperez.com /nts_detail.asp?ArtworkID=386 (96 words)

	Baseball Evolution - Keith - Ballot Droppers
		Eppa pitched primarily during the teens and twenties, meaning that Walter Johnson and Pete Alexander were his direct contemporaries.
		Therefore, Eppa's main claim to the Hall of Fame is that he likely would have notched 300 Wins had he not gone to war, and he would have certainly ranked in the top 15 all-time in innings pitched.
		So while he's not a no-brainer Hall of Famer, Eppa Rixey was one of the five best pitchers of his era, and one of the best longevity-type pitchers ever, whether you want to give him credit for World War I or not.
	baseballevolution.com /keith/offballot.html (862 words)

	Amazon.com: EPPA
		Autobiography of Eppa Hunton by Eppa Hunton (Unknown Binding - 1933)
		Synopsis of remarks of Eppa Hunton: Before the Electoral Commission, on the cases of Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, and South Carolina in secret session by Eppa Hunton (Unknown Binding - 1877)
		Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, upon the admission of Hon.
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=EPPA&index=blended&page=1 (599 words)

	Sim Dynasty.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Cincinnati Budweisers receive Eppa Rixey, Ed Snell, Cliff Ragan from the New York Rogues in exchange for Ronnie Johnson.
		The New York Rogues receive Manny Lolich, Arthur Irwin, Eppa Rixey, Joe Peete, Robin Roberts from the Philadelphia Gunslingers in exchange for Monoxide Child, Darren Dreifort.
		The Philadelphia Gunslingers have sent Eppa Rixey to the minors.
	www.simdynasty.com /player.jsp?id=125257 (358 words)

	Paul Derringer at AllExperts
		He won 20 games for Cincinnati four times between 1935 and 1940, peaking with a 25-7 season in 1939 as the Reds won the NL pennant for the first time in 20 years.
		His 161 victories with Cincinnati are the club record for a righthander, and rank second in franchise history to Eppa Rixey's 179; he also held the team record for career strikeouts when his career ended.
		His 579 games pitched ranked eighth in NL history when he retired, and his average of 1.88 walks per 9 innings pitched ranked behind only Christy Mathewson (1.59) and Grover Cleveland Alexander (1.65) among pitchers with 3000 innings in the NL since 1900.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pa/paul_derringer.htm (762 words)

	Eppa Rixey \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		Eppa Rixey was a durable, tenacious left-handed pitcher, whose 266 victories for the Phillies and Reds came while pitching for many second-division teams during his 21 seasons.
		The tall, slender rookie emerged directly from the University of Virginia campus in 1912, never spending a day in the minors.
		Tell someone about Eppa Rixey by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/Rixey_Eppa.htm (243 words)

	HOF'er of the week--Eppa Rixey - Baseball Fever
		HOF'er of the week--Eppa Rixey - Baseball Fever
		Signed by the Phillies in 1912 on Rigler's recommendation, Rixey became one of the few major leaguers to never play a minor league game.
		Eppa had eight fine years with the Reds, three with 20 or more wins, including 1922 when he led the league with 25.
	baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=4519 (642 words)

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		That agency was established in 1888 by Charles Meyers, whose son-in-law, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Eppa Rixey II, later joined the firm.
		Group Numbers: The agency principals are Berry, CEO and president; Eppa Rixey IV, chartered property and casualty underwriter, chairman; Jeff McCauley, certified insurance counselor, vice president of sales; and Mike Momper, vice president of financial services.
		Lefty Legacy: Eppa Rixey II, who played for Philadelphia and Cincinnati from 1912 to 1933, set the record for most victories by a left-handed pitcher.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/05/30/biz_mmemo30.html (421 words)

	Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Eppa Rixey's Battery Catchers
		Rixey pitched for Philadelphia (NL) 1912-1917, 1919-1920, and Cincinnati (NL) 1921-1933.
		He pitched in 692 games, made 554 starts and pitched 37 shutouts.
		One of Rixey's shutouts was with more than one catcher.
	members.tripod.com /bb_catchers/catchers/battery-hof48.htm (42 words)

	Ryan Christoff - Cuban Baseball Auctions
		When this card was sent to PSA to be graded it was thought to be a high-grade 1924 Diaz card of HOFer Eppa Rixey.
		But now that it's slabbed, it's become clear that it is actually "Eppa Rixley" and not "Eppa Rixey" as first thought.
		One might think that just because it has a picture of Rixey on the card and says "Rixey" on it is, in fact, Rixey.
	www.cubanbaseballauctions.com /bid/bidplace.asp?itemid=653 (304 words)

	Eppa Rixey - Baseball Fever
		Rixey was a pretty good pitcher who happened to pitch for a lot of weak teams.
		Up until Spahn Rixey was the leader in wins by a left hander in the National league.
		The Phillies won a pennant- in a year that wasn't that great for Rixey- and had some other years where they were contenders, and those Reds teams of the 20's were sometimes pretty strong contenders and had 2nd place finishes, and also some quite impressive pitching staffs, with guys like Luque, Mays, and Donahue too.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?p=677865 (3062 words)

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