Trinity Reformed Church Gettysburg Rev Barkley Ed Plank Baseball Player Postcard For Sale

Trinity Reformed Church Gettysburg PA Anniversary Pastor Rev Barkley Postcard. This is an invitation to the congregational social at the church. it is dated 1910 addressed to Mr Ed Plank & Family in Gettysburg.Edward Stewart Plank (August 31, 1875 – February 24, 1926), nicknamed \"Gettysburg Eddie\", was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, Plank played in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 through 1914, the St. Louis Terriers in 1915, and the St. Louis Browns in 1916 and 1917.

Plank was the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories (13th all time) and first all-time in career shutouts by a left-handed pitcher with 66. Philadelphia went to the World Series five times while Plank played there, but he sat out the 1910 World Series due to an injury. Plank had only a 1.32 earned run average (ERA) in his World Series career, but he was unlucky, with a 2-5 win–loss record in those games.Pay through . Buyer pays shipping and handling of $8.00 in the US more for international shipping