George McQuillan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 01-May-1885
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 30-Mar-1940
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About George McQuillan
- George Watt McQuillan (May 1, 1885 – March 30, 1940), born in Brooklyn, New York, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1907–10 and 1915–16), Cincinnati Reds (1911), Pittsburgh Pirates (1913–15) and Cleveland Indians (1918). In 1907 he set one of the longest-lived records in major league history when he pitched 25 innings before giving up the first earned run of his career.
- Although others have pitched more consecutive innings without an earned run, until July 2008 no one had gone longer without prior major league experience.
- The record stood for 101 years before being broken by Oakland Athletics reliever Brad Ziegler, who extended the record to 39?1/3 innings. McQuillan's extraordinary success as a rookie was no fluke: he posted a 1.69 ERA in his first four seasons, comprising more than 800 innings pitched; during those years his Adjusted ERA+ (the ratio of the league's ERA, adjusted to the pitcher's ballpark, to that of the pitcher) was a staggering 164.
- In 1910, he would have led the majors with an Adjusted ERA+ of 195 had he pitched only an additional 1?2/3 innings to meet the minimum requirement of 154 innings pitched. McQuillan helped the Phillies win the 1915 National League Pennant.
- He is still the Philadelphia Phillies Career Leader in ERA (1.79), WHIP (1.02) and Hits Allowed/9IP (6.93).
- He currently ranks 23rd on the MLB Career ERA List (2.38), 37th on the WHIP List (1.131) and 86th on the Hits Allowed/9IP List (7.89). In 10 seasons he had an 85–89 Win–Loss record, 273 Games (173 Started), 105 Complete Games, 17 Shutouts, 76 Games Finished, 14 Saves, 1,576 ? Innings Pitched, 1,382 Hits Allowed, 577 Runs Allowed, 417 Earned Runs Allowed, 23 Home Runs Allowed, 401 Walks Allowed, 590 Strikeouts, 30 Hit Batsmen, 16 Wild Pitches, 6,297 Batters Faced, a 2.38 ERA and 1.131 WHIP. McQuillan's major league career was cut short due to his chronic alcoholism and infection by syphilis.
- However, he continued to play and coach in the minor leagues and semi-pro ball.
- He died in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 54.
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