Jesse Tannehill

Jesse Tannehill
Pitcher
Born: July 14, 1874(1874-07-14) Dayton, Kentucky
Died: October 22, 1956(1956-10-22) (aged 82) Dayton, Kentucky
Batted: Both	Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 17, 1894 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
April 12, 1911 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Pitching Record	197-116
Earned run average	2.79
Strikeouts	940
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1894, 1911) Pittsburgh Pirates (1897-1902) New York Highlanders (1903) Boston Americans/Red Sox (1904-1908) Washington Senators (1908-1909)
Career highlights and awards
National League pennant: 1901, 1902 American League pennant: 1904 National League ERA champion: 1901 6 20-win seasons Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time Won-Loss % Leader (.667)

Jesse Niles Tannehill was a dead-ball era left-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox and Pilgrims, and the Washington Senators. Tannehill was among the best pitchers of his era and was one of the best-hitting pitchers of all time. In fact, Tannehill was such a good hitter that he was used in the outfield 87 times in his career.

Biography

Tannehill was born on July 14, 1874 in Dayton, KY. He broke into the National League at the age of 19 with the Cincinnati Reds; however, he struggled in 29 innings and did not reappear in the major leagues until three years later. After a partial season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1897, Tannehill, in 1898, set a career high in both innings pitched (326 2/3) and wins (25). Tannehill had several good years with the Pirates until his career year in 1901, when he led the National League in ERA at 2.18. Tannehill posted an even better ERA in 1902––1.95––but as the league ERA had dropped even more precipitously, he did not lead the National League in ERA.

After six years with the Pirates in the National League, Tannehill got involved in a salary dispute with Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. As a result, Tannehill jumped to the startup American League franchise, the New York Highlanders. After the season, he was traded by the Highlanders to the Boston Americans for Tom L. Hughes. Tannehill still had some good years left, however. He was an important part of the Pilgrims championship team of 1904, pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox on August 17, 1904 (his brother Lee went 0 for three for Chicago) and continued to be an above average pitcher until 1907. After this, however, Tannehill went into precipitous decline, as he was traded to the Washington Senators for Case Patten. Jesse Tannehill retired from Major League Baseball in 1911, with a career ERA of 2.79 and 197 career wins. He died on September 22, 1956.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
• MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

External links

• Baseball Reference
• Baseball Library Biography

Preceded by Rube Waddell	National League ERA Champion 1901	Succeeded by Jack Taylor
Preceded by Cy Young	No-hitter pitcher August 17, 1904	Succeeded by Christy Mathewson

Persondata
Name	Tannehill, Jesse
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 14, 1874
Place of birth	Dayton, Kentucky
Date of death	October 22, 1956
Place of death	Dayton, Kentucky