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	Pep Talk: Pettitte's accomplishments a rarity now : Announcers - YESNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chesbro was a right-hander, 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, a spitball pitcher who came from Red Sox country, although not another of those Bostonians sold to the Yankees by theater impresario Harry Frazee.
		Chesbro was discovered by Ed Barrow, founder of the Atlantic League and later, as Yankees general manager, the architect of Murderer's Row.
		Chesbro's fairy tale 1904 season with the Highlanders ended in ignominy when, on the final day of the season, his wild pitch allowed the winning run to score and cost the Highlanders the pennant.
	www.yesnetwork.com /announcers/article.asp?article_id=120 (837 words)

	Jack Chesbro \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack Chesbro won 41 games in 1904, but it was his 12th loss that everyone remembered.
		Chesbro started the first contest and was battling in a tie game when his wild pitch (some claimed passed ball) allowed the winning run to score.
		Chesbro is often cited as a one-year wonder, but he was more than that, winning twenty games five times, and 19 once.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/chesbrojack (258 words)

	ESPN Classic - Happy Jack, 56, dies of heart attack
		Jack Chesbro, who holds the 20th-century record of 41 victories in one season, dies suddenly from a heart attack on his chicken farm in Conway, Mass.
		Chesbro's best pitch was a spitball, saying it was the "most effective ball that possibly could be used." The 5-foot-9 righthander said he could make the ball drop two or three inches or a foot and a half.
		Chesbro, nicknamed Happy Jack, had a 197-128 record in 11 seasons.
	digstream.go.com /classic/s/moment011106-happy-jack.html (178 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Jack Chesbro
		Chesbro became a star in 1901, leading the league in winning percentage with a 21-9 record and in shutouts with 6.
		In 1911, Chesbro coached baseball at Amherst College in Massachusetts, and he was briefly a coach for the Washington Senators in 1924.
		Chesbro appeared in 392 games during his 11 major-league seasons, finishing 260 of 332 starts, and he had a 198-132 record, with 35 shutouts and a 2.68 ERA.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/chesbroj.shtml (321 words)

	Hack Chesbro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack Chesbro pitched major league baseball from 1899 until 1909.
		Jack had a tough time coping with the one that got away for years to come.
		Chesbro was named to the Hall of Fame in 1946.
	www.daveyball.com /MeetthePlayers/Chesbro.htm (635 words)

	1904 AL CY YOUNG AWARD
		And not without reason; though Chesbro had a legitimately great season, his win total was not especially significant for the times; lots of pitcher were still winning 30 games in a season, and Ed Walsh would win 40 games four years later.
		Not that Chesbro is complaining; his record and his wild pitch helped get him in the Hall of Fame, though there are many other pitchers from the era who are more qualified.
		After Chesbro and Waddell, the best pitcher in the league was the dependable Cy Young, who led Boston to the pennant.
	webhome.idirect.com /~brettsmith/History/400Pages/alcy1904.htm (419 words)

	Legends of the Game
		JACK CHESBRO Chesbro, John Dwight "Happy Jack" b: 6/5/1874, N.Adams, Mass.
		Regarded by many as the best spitballer in major league history, Jack Chesbro set single season pitching records that will never be broken.
		His astounding season records of completing 48 games (#1 all-time), winning 41 (#1 all-time) and pitching in 455 innings (#1 AL) for the NY Highlanders (Yankees) were overshadowed by a heartbreaking loss at the end of his spectacular season.
	www.deadball.com /chesbro.htm (156 words)

	Bronx Banter: Some Kind of Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jack Chesbro easily out-dueled him the rest of the way, giving up only two runs on inside-the-park home runs that that on another day Keeler and Dave Fultz might well have caught.
		Chesbro remained magnificent, pitching and usually winning two or three times a week, and proving nearly as valuable at the plate with timely hitting, and even winning one game with a ninth-inning steal of home.
		Chesbro scattered but four hits and after he retired pinch hitter Duke Farrell to secure the 3-2 New York win, the New York Herald reported, "the rooters surged onto the field and tried to surround Chesbro.
	www.all-baseball.com /bronxbanter/archives/016646.html (4594 words)

	1902 NL CY YOUNG AWARD
		BB Pittsburgh's trio of Chesbro, Deacon Phillippe and Jesse Tannehill was formidable.
		Timing is everything; Taylor retired with a mediocre won-loss record, and is mostly forgotten; but he may have been a better pitcher then Jack Chesbro, who is in the Hall of Fame.
		This was Chesbro's last year in Pittsburgh; he would later gain fame in New York, winning 41 games in a season, and throwing an infamous wild pitch that drowned his team's pennant hopes.
	webhome.idirect.com /~brettsmith/History/400Pages/nlcy1902.htm (359 words)

	Ty Cobb still hard to figure out - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Then, with Jack Chesbro probably thinking it was time to finish off this overmatched rookie, Cobb did something that would become his trademark -- he slapped a run-scoring double to left-center field, the first of more than 4,000 hits to come over his 24-year career.
		In the bottom half of the first, he came up against Chesbro, whose 41-12 record the previous season is still the modern record.
		"Jack Chesbro was one of the best pitchers in the game at that time," Holmes said.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2005/08/29/ty_cobb_still_hard_to_figure_out (1147 words)

	RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: CHESEBRO' Genealogy@RootsWeb
		Chesbro enjoyed his first 20-win season and led the NL with a.677 won-lo st percentage as the Pirates captured their initial NL pennant in 1901.
		Chesbro seiz ed an opportunity to earn more money by jumping with pitcher Jesse Tannehi ll to manager Clark Griffith's New York Highlanders for their first AL sea son in 1903.
		A native of North Adams, Chesbro was developed on the sandlots of Wes tern Massachusetts and had his first experience in organized baseball wi th the old Springfield club.
	worldconnect.rootsweb.com /cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lanastl&id=I13911 (1538 words)

	Jack Chesbro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jack Chesbro on a 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card.
		John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 - November 6, 1931) was a Major League Baseball pitcher at the turn of the 20th century.
		This page was last modified 19:48, 23 October 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack_Chesbro (195 words)

	Jack Chesbro \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Chesbro's career began slowly, with a minor league career plagued by the misfortune of being with shaky franchises that folded in mid-season.
		Chesbro's fame as a pitcher began when he pitched the Pirates to their first pennants in 1901 and 1902.
		He was baseball coach at Amherst College in 1911, and in 1924 Clark Griffith, his manager in 1904, brought him back to the major leagues for a brief role as a coach for the Washington Senators.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Chesbro_Jack.stm (2008 words)

	Gato Chesbro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chesbro, un spitballer (los spitballs eran legales hasta 1920), se rompió en los comandantes en 1899 con los piratas de Pittsburgh.
		Chesbro se retiró en 1909, acumulando una carrera 198-132 de registro y sido parte de dos equipos banderi'n-que ganaban (en 1901 y 1902).
		Chesbro fue instalado en el béisbol pasillo de la fama en 1946.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ga/Gato%20Chesbro.htm (216 words)

	JimServo League-1902 - OOTP Developments Forums
		Jack Harper (15-18, 4.43) was the one weak point, but the Browns hoped that the other three would make it unnecessary for him to make a postseason appearance.
		The Pirates started Jack Chesbro, and it became clear of the way things were going when he gave up 4 runs in the 1st inning.
		Jack Chesbro looks like he may be trouble again when he gives up runs in the 1st and 3rd innings, but then he settles down.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=10860 (2846 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Chesbro seals 41st (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thirty-year-old New York pitcher Jack Chesbro threw a four-hit, complete game against Boston on Oct. 7, 1904, as the pre-Yankee Hilltoppers edged the pre-Red Sox Pilgrims, 3-2.
		It was a respectable effort for that late in the season; what made it extraordinary, however, was that it was Chesbro's 41st win during a season in which he threw in 55 games.
		Only four of those appearances were in relief and Chesbro was often called on to pitch four times a week.
	nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/v-pfriendly/story/75743p-69956c.html (161 words)

	OOTP Developments Forums - MLB - 1903 Recap
		The Reds were able to score in only one inning, but put together four hits, a sacrifice, a hit by pitch, and a walk and turned them into four runs.
		Jack Chesbro threw his second shutout of the series and Boileryard Clarke had three RBI to give the Pilgrims an easy win in game seven.
		Jack Chesbro was named series MVP after throwing two shutouts and posting a 0.91 ERA in 29 2/3 innings.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/printthread.php?t=3475 (1295 words)

	Al Orth \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Al Orth was a one-pitch wonder until 1906, when teammate Jack Chesbro taught him to throw the spitter.
		A future Hall of Fame pitcher, Chesbro taught Orth how to throw a spitball, which gave him a second pitch to rely on.
		He and Jack Chesbro (23 wins), helped lead the Highlanders to a strong second place finish.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/orthal (716 words)

	Dave Mcknight Sweeps Mansfield Motorsports Speedway ISMA Weekend By Taking 100 Lapper On Saturday : Raceway Media - ...
		When the field finally was assembled to take the green, Jennifer Chesbro, and Jack Smith were on the front row and it was Chesbro who took the initial lead.
		Joe Grunda got by the 33 on lap 4, but Chesbro, who had had a strong run sour on Friday night due to a flat tire, was determined.
		Chesbro maintained the fourth spot ahead of Nokie Fornoro, Pat Abold, Dave McKnight, John Payne and Russ Wood as most were saving tires and waiting to move.
	www.racewaymedia.com /article4821.html (1951 words)

	American Heroes
		Chesbro won 41 games in 1904; the most wins by any pitcher in one year in this century.
		Jack Chesbro won over 20 games- 5 different years.
		Chesbro only pitched 10 years but his 1904 record puts him in the history books as the greatest year for any pitcher in this century.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=6 (848 words)

	Jack Chesbro \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		"Happy Jack" Chesbro was an early spitball ace whose 1904 performance with the New York Highlanders still rates among the game's most remarkable seasons.
		Hurling for pennant winners in Pittsburgh and New York, Chesbro was a league leader in winning percentage three times; wins, appearances and games started twice each; and once each in complete games, innings and shutouts.
		Tell someone about Jack Chesbro by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/chesbro_jack.htm (280 words)

	Jack Chesbro Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	child of John Dwight "Happy Jack" Chesbro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Am currently written bio of Jack Chesbro for book of baseball stars.
		Jack Chesbro was pitching in Virginia in 1898, but Virginia did not keep vital records 1897-1911.
		Jack's wife first filed a will in 1926.
	www.genealogyboard.com /chesbro/messages/177.html (106 words)

	Jack Chesbro Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Chesbro was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 12, 1899, with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive player registry for Jack Chesbro which includes his biographical data, year-by-year statistics, career totals, and miscellaneous items-of-interest.
		Did you know that you can compare Jack Chesbro to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1899 National League season?
	baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=chesbja01 (319 words)

	Baseball Toaster : Bronx Banter : The Holy Trinity: 1904
		The Yankees got themselves in this position to a large extent on the arm of their ace, "Happy" Jack Chesbro, a thirty-year-old spitballer (the spitball still being a legal pitch) from North Adams, Massachusetts who had jumped the NL's Pittsburgh Pirates to join the new New York team the previous year.
		Chesbro went the distance and in the process recorded his record 41st win in front of 10,000 fans, who carried him off the field after the final out.
		Chesbro insisted on taking the ball in Game One in Boston, but after having pitched 436 innings that year, the Yankee ace had finally run out of gas and his team fell 13-2.
	bronxbanter.baseballtoaster.com /archives/266187.html (4047 words)

	Special to Behind the Bombers From Harvey Frommer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Spitballer "Happy Jack" Chesbro, a 41-game winner, took the mound for the Highlanders.
		Chesbro worked the count to one ball and two strikes.
		Perhaps all the innings Chesbro had pitched that season caught up to him.
	www.allsports.com /mlb/yankees/frommer80.htm (345 words)

	Jay's Classic League Season 5 - Playoff Results
		Jack "Big Cheese" Chesbro gets the nod for the Rockets, while Jim "Phony" Maloney is pressed into service by the Knights.
		While Happy Jack settled down (he smelled blood), Maloney labored on to the ninth with a 7-4 deficit.
		The first six games were won by the visiting team, setting up a rematch of game 3 starters Christy Mathewson and Jack Chesbro in the finale.
	www.seanet.com /~tomlink/jay/s5_playoffs.html (1087 words)

	The New York Times > Sports > Baseball > Back Talk: When Boston Was Top of the Heap
		Bullpens were but a dream for pitchers of that era, and Chesbro teetered into the ninth as a sense of doom wafted through the grandstand.
		With two out and Boston's Lou Criger on third base, Chesbro licked some saliva onto his fingers - spitballs were legal then - and heaved a two-strike pitch to the plate.
		Chesbro soon returned to the Highlanders' dugout bench and, as one teammate later recalled, cried like a child.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/06/27/sports/baseball/27schwarz.html?ei=5007&en=3777efca85f8c3fe&ex=1403668800&adxnnl=1&partner=USERLAND&adxnnlx=1102521817-0uUC71rBHxKUDQMcS7fFKQ (1034 words)

	Steve Steinberg - Main Frame
		Short and terse, the bulletin was, at least insofar as it concerned old Jack Quinn, but to a number of old?time fans it brought back memories, pleasant memories of a bygone day.
		At that time it was the phenomenal success which Happy Jack Chesbro experienced with this delivery that brought it to general attention.
		The baseball world of today still points to the 1904 season when Chesbro kept his team, the old New York Highlanders, in the league race until the very last day of the season, losing the last and deciding contest by delivering an uncontrolled spitter which resulted in a wild pitch, losing the game.
	urbanshocker.net /indexspitball_hittrail.htm (2034 words)

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