George Mogridge
Quick Facts
Biography
George Anthony Mogridge (February 18, 1889 – March 4, 1962) was an American baseball player.
Life
George Anthony Mogridge was born in Rochester, New York and attended the University of Rochester. He was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1911–12), New York Yankees (1915–20), Washington Senators (1921–25), St. Louis Browns (1925) and Boston Braves (1926–27).
He helped the Senators win the 1924 World Series. On April 24, 1917 at Fenway Park, he threw the first no-hitter in Yankees history and the first in the Boston ballpark. His best season was in 1918 when he led the American League in games pitched (45), saves (7) and games finished (23).
In 15 seasons he had a 132–131 win–loss record, 138 complete games, 20 shutouts, 20 saves, 678 strikeouts and a 3.21 ERA.
He died in his hometown at the age of 73 years and 14 days old on March 4, 1962 and was buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Rochester, New York).