- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Spud Chandler
- Date of Original:
- 1937/1947
- Subject:
- Baseball players--New York (State)--New York
Professional athletes--New York (State)--New York
Men--New York (State)--New York
Athletes--New York (State)--New York
Pitchers (Baseball)--New York (State)--New York
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Baseball uniforms--New York (State)--New York
Baseball caps--New York (State)--New York
Baseball--New York (State)--New York
Chandler, Spud, 1907-1990 - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- As a young boy, Spud Chandler, shown here in his Yankees uniform between 1937 and 1947, was a fan of the New York team. While at the University of Georgia, he rejected offers from professional football teams and from other professional baseball teams so that he could play for the Yankees, with whom he spent his entire pitching career.
Photograph of baseball player and Georgia native "Spud" Chandler. He wears his New York Yankees uniform and cap. He looks right and smiles.
Chandler was one of the best pitchers in the American League from 1937 to 1947, when he won 109 games and lost only 43. Playing his entire career with the powerful New York Yankees, Chandler never had a losing season, and his .717 winning percentage is the highest in major league history among all pitchers with 100 or more victories. He was named to the American League all-star team four times and is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/spud-chandler-1907-1990/m-8496/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of University of Georgia Sports Communications Office
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/spud-chandler-1907-1990
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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