This day in baseball: Chesbro’s 41 wins
Posted: October 7, 2017 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston Americans, history, Jack Chesbro, MLB, New York Highlanders Leave a commentJack Chesbro of the Highlanders recorded his 41st win of the season on October 7, 1904 when he defeated Boston, 3-2. Chesbro’s 41 wins are the most in a single season by a pitcher in “modern era” major league baseball (the modern era defined as having begun in 1901).
Chesbro, 1909 (Tacoma Times)
