Eddie Cicotte's Career Wins Record for Reds
Right-handed pitcher banned for alleged role in 1919 World Series fix; never played for the Reds.
Eddie Cicotte was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox. He never played for the Cincinnati Reds.
Quick Facts
- Career wins with reds
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Lore & Background
Cicotte was one of eight players permanently ineligible for baseball for his alleged participation in the Black Sox scandal, in which the favored White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 World Series. No Black Sox player has ever been reinstated by any commissioner.
Reader's Guide
Cicotte won 208 games and lost 149 over a 14-year career pitching for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago White Sox. He never pitched for the Cincinnati Reds.
Did You Know?
- Cicotte was a knuckleball specialist nicknamed 'Knuckles'.
- He threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns on April 14, 1917.
- He was portrayed by actor David Strathairn in the 1988 film Eight Men Out.
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