Cannonball Titcomb

Infobox MLB retired
name=Cannonball Titcomb
position=Pitcher


birthdate=August 26, 1866
city-state|West Baldwin|Maine
deathdate=death date and age|1950|6|8|1866|8|26
city-state|Kingston|New Hampshire
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=May 5
debutyear=1886
debutteam=Philadelphia Quakers
finaldate=October 15
finalyear=1890
finalteam=Rochester Broncos
stat1label=Pitching Record
stat2label=Earned run average
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=30–29
stat2value=3.47
stat3value=283
teams=
*Philadelphia Quakers (by|1886)
*Philadelphia Athletics (AA) (by|1887)
*New York Giants (by|1887–by|1889)
*Rochester Broncos (by|1890)
highlights=
*Pitched no-hitter on September 15, 1890.

Ledell "Cannonball" Titcomb (August 21 1866 – June 8 1950) was an American Major League Baseball player who played for several teams in the National League and American Association. He pitched a total of five seasons finishing up with a 30-29 win/loss record and a 3.47 E.R.A.. Cannonball pitched a no-hitter on September 15, 1890 against the Syracuse Stars, a 7-0 victory. Titcomb died at the age of 83 in Kingston, New Hampshire, and was interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Kingston.cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/T/Ptitcc101.htm|title=Cannonball Titcomb's career statistics|publisher=retrosheet.org|accessdate=2008-09-02]

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

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Persondata
NAME = Titcomb, Cannonball
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Titcomb, Ledell
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = August 21 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH = West Baldwin, Maine
DATE OF DEATH = June 8 1950
PLACE OF DEATH = Kingston, New Hampshire