Ed Walsh Jr.
Edward Arthur Walsh was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was from Meriden, Connecticut, and was the son of National [Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer] Ed Walsh. He played four seasons in the Majors, all with Chicago White Sox, from through.
Career
After his graduation from the University of [Notre Dame], where he also played college baseball, he joined the Chicago White Sox, the team that his father had become famous playing for years earlier. Over the first two years of his career, he spent most of time as a starting pitcher, with infrequent performances out of the bullpen. He found little success though, as his ERA totals were 4.96, and 5.65, with a combined record of 10–18 for the and seasons. The following year, he was no longer part of the pitching rotation, and spent most of his time as a relief pitcher, appearing in 37 games, also without much success. After the season, he only had one more showing with the Sox and the Majors, pitching in four games in.Before the season, he was bought by Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League, where he has the claim to fame for stopping young Joe DiMaggio's minor league record 61-game hitting streak.