Eddie Plank Baseballs Most Consistent Pitchers

Born at the turn of the 20th century, Edward Stewart Plank, also known as “Gettysburg Eddie”, played in the Major League Baseball (MLB). Although history says that Eddie Plank attended and graduated from Gettysburg College, records show that Eddie only played for the Gettysburg College baseball team. Eddie made his first major league debut at age 25 on May 13, 1901 with the Philadelphia Athletics, where he would pitch for thirteen years. His major league career consisted of winning more than 20 games seven times and contributing to two World Series championships, one in 1911 and the other in 1913. Plank was known as one of the most consistent pitchers of his time.

In 1915, Plank joined the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League, won 21 games, the eighth and last time he would reach the 20th winning plateau. His last team before retiring was the St. Louis Browns, where he played in 1916 and 1917. Eddie was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

In today’s memorabilia market, the T206 Eddie Plank is the third most valuable baseball card in the hobby. It ranks behind only the 1933 Goudey Lajoie and the T206 Wagner. It seems that most of the hobby’s rarities have a history that explains the scarcity of the card. The T206 plank is no exception. Eddie Plank’s throwing abilities are often overlooked in our hobby due to the T206 card legend of him. Plank was one of the most dominant pitchers of his time and is a top-tier Hall of Famer. Hall of Fame collectors would love to add this specific Plank card to their collection. It is also at the top of any

collectors list looking for the ultra-rarities of our hobby. The Plank is a great card. The card is not only a rarity from the popular game T206, but represents one of the best left-handed shooters to ever play the game.