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There were 36 pitchers from the 1890's that pitched at least 200 games. That is the lowest number of any decade in the history of Major League Baseball, other than the 1870's and 1880's. The 1890s are an interesting decade to write about, because it was a poor decade for starting pitching numbers. In fact, it is the worst decade in history for starting pitching numbers, other than this decade. Another ...

I recently wrote an article on the 10 best Starting Pitchers from the first decade of the 2000s. I thought it would be a good idea to write the same type of article on the 10 best from the last decade of the 1900s. A minimum of 200 games is required to be considered for this list. There were 84 starting pitchers from the 1990s that reached at least 200 games. That ...

Now that the decade of the 2000s has just ended, I thought it would be a good time to make a list of the best starting pitchers from this era. Now keep in mind, this list is a list of the best careers, so far. Pedro Martinez is certainly and obviously the best starting pitcher from this era. However, he's NOT the best right now, as he's past his prime. ...

I have spent the past two or three weeks in stat land, researching Starting Pitcher's. I have collected dozens of quotes on different players and I wanted to share the quotes about Smoky Joe Wood. One of the quotes is from Smoky Joe Wood. Smoky Joe presents himself to the forefront of my mind as the highest calibre player in the history of MLB that is not in the HOF. Most historians ...