montgomery pearson september january american baseball pitcher played seasons major_league_baseball mlb nicknamed played cleveland_indians new_york_yankees cincinnati_reds batted threw right handed served primarily starting pitcher pearson played minor league baseball different teams signed cleveland_indians spending seasons organization pearson traded new_york_yankees spent years conclusion season traded cincinnati_reds played game august time world series champion pearson holds mlb record lowest walks plus hits inning pitched whip postseason famous pitching hitter original yankee stadium early life pearson born september oakland california raised member find success major leagues later moved california studied started playing baseball catcher base sports graduating attended college played seasons baseball california golden bears worked mechanic jobs ability sing play guitar helped develop reputation positive influence major league career professional career minor leagues pearson began professional baseball career team members signed following year optioned recording earned run average era games pitched established oaks pitching rotation compiled win loss record era innings pitched performance year coupled heavy breaking caught attention cleveland_indians promptly bought contract season ended cleveland indians pearson major league debut indians april age relieving eighth inning giving earned runs innings loss detroit_tigers subsequent games disappointing compiling era innings games pitched demoted minor leagues played rest season mud continued dismal performance record era improved significantly following year posting record era innings mud leading strikeouts time called majors pitching half season prompted indians bring team early july continued pitch majors finished season record era lowest american_league year pitched innings recognized champion pearson followed impressive season strong showing year finished second games started fifth strikeouts complete games sixth wins spite losses era walks second highest wild pitches mlb considered best seasons poor performance went era convinced indians cut losses promising prospect pearson traded end season new_york_yankees exchange new_york_yankees pearson trade new_york_yankees initially unpopular fans receiving heavy criticism dealing allen record pearson pearson manager faith best statistical year career winning percentage record best finished fifth era strikeouts sixth wins recorded highest number walks performance half season resulted selected star game pitch postseason yankees advanced world series defeated new_york_giants game pearson insisted included rotation falling ill series limited giants runs striking seven complete game win managed hits including double victory ended streak consecutive regular postseason wins spring training pearson injured right ankle accidentally stepping rolling ball able recover time start season pitched arguably best start year threw hit shutout chicago_white_sox recorded hits drove runs win health problems injuries notably sore arm began affect limiting season innings pitched games started games finished relief despite came clutch game world series facing familiar foe new_york_giants pearson solitary run innings pitched received win yankees cruised victory taking commanding lead series yankees eventually games giving pearson second world series ring years team season saw pearson rebound regular season numbers fifth highest winning percentage sixth wins seventh complete games struggled control ending season wild pitches second highest walks fifth june road game stadium held detroit_tigers runs complete game yankees win giving home runs game halted tigers quest breaking mlb record consecutive games home run team highlight season came august pitched hitter cleveland_indians second game facing team days rest pearson struck seven allowed walks retired consecutive batters victory marking 13th win season 10th consecutive win yankee hitter years pitched hitter yankee stadium october pearson suffered dead arm doctors advised undergo surgery rays revealed spur elbow able overcome injury pitched game world series chicago_cubs kept runs earned striking complete game win yankees completed series sweep cubs game giving straight championship offseason pearson contract rejected yankees initial offer reportedly earned season described contract offer expectations sides eventually agreed contract worth kept good pitching garnering seventh highest winning percentage year era season problems pitching arm restricting innings pitched games started result inclusion postseason roster guaranteed late september mccarthy appeared resigned fact pearson able help series managed injury starting rotation game world series facing cincinnati_reds held innings pitched eventually giving singles striking walking complete game victory pearson sublime pitching performance considered greatest world series history game score fall classic starts record game score yankees proceeded sweep reds games later resulting fourth consecutive championship giving pearson distinction winning world series ring season yankees tenure pearson pitching half season earned second star game selection called pitch week game july tore shoulder prematurely shortened playing career pitching innings team pearson eventually won game injury discovered physical examination sore arm weeks game ended season finished record era innings pitched games started received treatment baltimore end season placed traded cincinnati_reds exchange cincinnati reds minors pearson final major league team ironically pitched world series hitter history injuries yankees refused offer guarantee team willing sign reds manager remarking pearson showed reds day national_league right showed season threw hitter pearson expressed delight trade looked forward working unable pre injury form start reds pearson battered opposing team giving earned runs walks chicago_cubs pulled game innings total games pitched starts games finished reds pitched poorly posting record era innings pitched dismal showing convinced reds cut ties pearson sold august pearson minor leagues brief lasting game start stars pitched complete game giving hits walks innings announced retirement baseball following year august personal life pearson married january son daughter remained thirty years filed divorce remarried son larry larry signed offseason pearson nearly killed hunting year old high school baseball player accidentally fired shotgun time pearson shot penetrated pearson cap knocked head pearson escaped described incident thrill life leave absence away baseball recover injury pearson worked major_league career ended planned switching career boxing returned graduated degree chemistry chief unsuccessfully ran seat pearson arrested charged accepting bribes exchange approving tanks november year found guilty count involving court sentenced months imprisonment placed probation years long battle cancer pearson died january california age cremated legacy despite having mediocre statistics regular season pearson excelled postseason won world series starts finishing win loss record walks plus hits inning pitched whip lowest time postseason second lowest hits innings seventh lowest era teammate red held combined record era spanning world series viewed dominant postseason pitching time pearson appeared ballot received vote vote included subsequent ballots inducted
Monte Pearson