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James Francis Galvin (December 25, 1856 – March 7, 1902), nicknamed "Pud", "Gentle Jeems", and "The Little Steam Engine", was an American National Association and Major League Baseball pitcher. He was Major League Baseball's first 300-game winner. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Galvin played in an era where two-man pitching rotations were common - hence his 6,003 innings pitched and 646 complete games, both of which are second only to the career totals of Cy Young. Incredibly, he pitched over 70 complete games in both and and 65 in . Galvin is the only player in baseball history to win 20 or more games in 10 different years without winning a pennant, finishing his career with a total of 365 wins and 310 losses. ==Early life and career== Galvin grew up in Kerry Patch, an Irish neighborhood in St. Louis. He debuted for St. Louis of the National Association in , the franchise's inaugural season. He spent the next 6½ seasons with Buffalo in the International Association and later of the National League. On August 20, 1880, Galvin became the first major-league pitcher to throw a no-hitter on the road, leading his Buffalo Bisons to a 1-0 victory over the Worcester Ruby Legs. Galvin was traded to the Pittsburg Alleghenys midseason in . He pitched for the Allegheny ballclub from to , jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers before the 1890 season, then returned to the Alleghenys (now named the "Pirates") after only one season. On June 14, 1892 Galvin was traded to the St. Louis Browns. He retired after the season, though he apparently made a brief return to Buffalo (by this time a minor league franchise) in 1894. Galvin holds the record for most games started in a single season by a pitcher before 1893, 75, (tied with Will White). Upon his retirement, Galvin held all-time records in several pitching categories, including wins, innings pitched, games started, games completed and shutouts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/galvin-pud )〕 The nickname "Pud" originated because Galvin was said to make hitters "look like pudding."〔 Galvin was also nicknamed "The Little Steam Engine," a tribute to his power in spite of his small size. He was sometimes known as "Gentle Jeems" because of his kind disposition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pud Galvin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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