jimmy march january american professional baseball player played major_league_baseball pitcher played total seasons traded philadelphia_phillies played additional season playing days height listed feet inches weight pounds batted threw right handed born georgia began professional baseball career minor league baseball age worked way system seasons culminating season stint providence primarily threw win games year old rookie july defeated ending consecutive win streak games time tied record longest win streak pitcher mlb history early success rookie soon turned career progressed winning games season afterward august threw hitter new_york_giants traded phillies season played season team winning games retiring major league baseball returned georgia worked farm georgia played professional baseball independent league died georgia age early life born march georgia wealthy family attended public schools age enrolled military academy located played little baseball enjoy participating football later attended studied mechanical engineering played games class baseball team minor league career age began professional baseball career team class following season promoted class virginia league pitched victory allowing hit win loss record innings pitched time period scout worked discovered sent training camp assigned class finished win loss record played providence class seasons winning career high games reported september drafted chicago_cubs major_league_baseball mlb draft cubs owner drafted intent trading montreal minor league team compensation earlier trade brought cubs providence team owner owned detroit_tigers american_league appealed transaction forerunner modern day commissioner baseball commission ruled murphy year return providence murphy chose contract approved february president major_league career chicago cubs seasons mlb debut april relief pitcher loss pittsburgh_pirates june versus pirates threw hit shutout win collected hits hitter july shutout pittsburgh time inning victory threw consecutive complete game shutout july victory took inning consecutive scoreless inning streak start home game new_york_giants pitcher gave hits defeated giants ending consecutive win streak games time tied record longest streak baseball history loss appeared affect remainder season regained form world series season ending game winning streak washington senators pitcher commented know feels know felt beat chicago year won nineteen straight washington continued success giants career primary pitch method preparation ball game july load ball ball reported home plate umpire ejected phillies manager game caught days earlier september cubs ahead half ninth inning versus cincinnati reds scored runs pitchers lead cubs ultimately prevailed gained victory scoring runs half ninth started game victory october following season cubs played series exhibition games chicago_white_sox american_league called city series started game game ended innings scoreless tie gave hits teams played inning tie days later pitched cubs victory game additional victories gave cubs series lead able win straight games twice defeating including series finale completed rookie season career high victories losses earned run average era innings pitched begin season team opening day starting pitcher loss april successful rookie season largely ineffective half season manager contemplating putting regained form previous season showed signs improvement surrendering hits victory pittsburgh_pirates june followed win reds july rebound short lived chicago lost starts win july pitched games half relief win loss record era increased led hit batsmen seasons initial appearance season relief april game pitched innings gave runs victory reds followed consecutive strong games starting pitcher allowing run game second complete game reds june started game new_york injured inning hit hand ball batted leave game injury cause lose playing time pitched inning relief appearance june followed complete game shutout june reds august pitched second shutout season victory brooklyn created controversy game september caught altering baseball board attached uniform leg illegal act time fine dollar fine phillies players noticed pitcher constantly leg asked umpire search pitcher refused searched ran outfield umpire refused chase eventually particularly fast phillies player able catch grab item result incident president decreed pitcher league caught alter baseball suspended days fined rule rule banning pitches including games pitched starting pitcher win loss record lowered era innings pitched got quick start pitching complete game victory april missed time suffering broken rib attempting climb appearance pitched innings relief regained starting role second complete game victory season time boston game august threw hitter new_york_giants victory struck batters walked conclusion season cubs played chicago_white_sox american_league exhibition series pitched shutout game declared winning games cubs totals season included games pitched win loss record career low era career high strikeouts pitch begin season record june direct contrast low era start giants june allowed infield single noted single result ground ball took bad hop bounced away fielder continued pitch season starting relief culminating complete game shutout pittsburgh september fourth shutout season appearances credited loss era rose season win loss record games innings pitched philadelphia_phillies season december reported meetings chicago traded rights phillies pitcher official april chicago sending additional complete deal march signed philadelphia philadelphia debut april pitching complete game victory giants allowing hits run faced club cubs time pitched innings victory point season pitching era win loss record soon began giving earned runs innings cubs losing consecutive starts new_york pittsburgh start cincinnati surrendered hits seven earned runs era risen regained form course months july august lowering era game september lost effectiveness later allowing hits earned runs boston september runs brooklyn relief innings september short inning appearance september started game october giants gave earned runs innings pitched received loss major league appearance season philadelphia pitched games record final career record era strikeouts innings pitched season philadelphia planned trade sell earlier announced retirement game philadelphia asking price rights received offers manager reds reported interest pitcher success giants fresh mind philadelphia meeting cincinnati unable attend trade discussions expressed interest stressed retired consider trade atlanta near farm reported signed atlanta playing independent team georgia post baseball life playing career ended returned georgia worked farm georgia died january age georgia interred cemetery popular culture author penned created series short stories featuring detective named stated perfect character received permission pitcher use collection stories 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