The Gingerbread Man in Gettysburg, one of The Southpaw's favorite restaurant's, has confrimed it has changed its name to Gettysburg Eddie's. While the tiny borough might be known for a great battlefield and an almost as famous speech, the town also boasts being the birthplace to one of the greatest pitchers in history, Eddie Plank.
The left-hander is one of those guys from the turn of the century who made his way into Cooperstown but remains underrapreciated.
Plank's career started in 1901, two years before the first World Series game was ever played. It ended in 1917.
Sure pitchers won more games back then, so his four straight seasons of 20 wins and eight career 20-win seasons aren't as impressive as Robin Roberts similar numbers. But Plank was still a dominant player.
His 327 wins are third all time for a southpaw - behind Warren Spahn and Steve Carlton.
He accumulated a .654 winning percentage, which is very impressive for his time.
He finished in the top 10 in wins in 13 seasons, and strike outs 11 times.
Pedro Martinez finished in the top 10 in wins nine times and strikeouts 12 times.
Jim Palmer was 11 and and seven respectively.
We'll have more information on the name change soon.
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