Stan Coveleski

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Stan Coveleski was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his dominant spitball performances with the Cleveland Indians in the early 20th century.

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Stan Coveleski canonical 3
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
allowedToUseSpitballAfterBan true
bats right
battingAverageAsPitcher .215
burialPlace Saint Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana, United States
careerEarnedRunAverage 2.89
careerStrikeouts 981
careerWins 215
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1889-07-13
dateOfDeath 1984-03-20
era early 20th century
ethnicOrigin Polish American
familyName Coveleski
linked to: Stan Coveleski
finalMlbTeam New York Yankees
fullName Stanley Anthony Coveleski
givenName Stanley
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 1969
honor Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber not consistently numbered (pre-uniform-number era for much of career)
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
mlbDebutLeague MLB
mlbDebutTeam Philadelphia Athletics
nickname Stan
notableAchievement pitched three complete-game victories in the 1920 World Series
notableFor dominant pitching performances with the Cleveland Indians
one of the last legal spitball pitchers in MLB
spitball
occupation baseball player
pitchingStyle control pitcher
pitchType spitball
placeOfBirth Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath South Bend, Indiana, United States
linked to: South Bend, Indiana
positionPlayed pitcher
residence South Bend, Indiana, United States
linked to: South Bend, Indiana
sexOrGender male
sibling Harry Coveleski
sport baseball
teamInWorldSeriesWin Cleveland Indians
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1920

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1920 World Series notablePlayer Stan Coveleski
1925 World Series notablePlayer Stan Coveleski
Stan Coveleski familyName Coveleski
linked to: Stan Coveleski