Ken Holloway

Kenneth Eugene Holloway (August 8, 1897 - September 25, 1968) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between by|1922 and by|1930. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., Holloway batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Barwick, Georgia.

A curveball specialist, Holloway entered the majors in 1922 with the Detroit Tigers, playing for them seven years before joining the Cleveland Indians (1929-30) and New York Yankees (1930). His most productive seasons came for Detroit, when he went 14-6 in 1924 and 13-4 in 1925. His .700 and .765 W-L% in that seasons were only surpassed by Walter Johnson (.767) and Stan Coveleski (.800), respectively, and his nine relief victories led the American League in 1924.

In a nine-season career, Holloway posted a 64-52 record with 293 strikeouts and a 4.40 ERA in 285 appearances, including 11 starts, 43 complete games, four shutouts, 18 saves, and 1160.0 innings of work. Holloway died in Thomasville, Georgia at age 71.

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*"As a handler of men, Ty Cobb is cruel, autocratic, and entirely without sympathy", said Holloway about Detroit's manager, adding that "Cobb made his pitchers throw a beanball. One day I ignored his order to throw at Joe Judge. Even though I got Judge to pop up, it cost me a hundred dollar fine".

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ken_Holloway_1897 Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holloke01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phollk101.htm Retrosheet]