Elixir of Brown-Sequard - Pud Galvin passes away 1902
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On March 7, 1902 — Hall of Famer James (Pud) Galvin dies at the age of 45. Galvin won 361 games over a 14-year career, placing him in a tie for sixth on the all-time list for most wins. In 1883 and 1884, Galvin won a combined 92 games. In 1884 his WAR was over 17+ which ranks 3rd highest all-time.
Galvin will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1965 and later it will be uncovered he was the first known player to use Performancing Enhancing Drugs.
On today's show, we have Brian Martin who was on the Nassau Community College show talking about his book on Pud Galvin.
https://www.amazon.com/Pud-Galvin-Baseballs-300-Game-Winner-ebook/dp/B01M0BDWTP
NPR
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5314753
Pud Galvin's Page -
https://thisdayinbaseball.com/pud-galvin-page/
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