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Birthday Cake If Pud Galvin were still alive, he’d be 151-years old today. Unfortunately, he died when he was 45.

Other baseball players born on this day are Jo-Jo Moore, Nellie Fox, Al Jackson, Gene Lamont, Manny Trillo, Rickey Henderson, Hideki Okajima, and Willy Taveras.

Glavine gets 300th win


[Tom Glavine] Welcome to the club that Pud Galvin started. Tom Glavine recently earned his 300th career win, placing him only 64 wins behind Pud Galvin, who is fifth on the all-time wins list. Glavine’s last name is also similar to Galvin’s.

Pud Galvin was the first pitcher in Major League history to earn 300 wins. Many baseball analysts say Tom Glavine may be the last for quite some time.

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Keith Olbermann: The Human Growth Era


42 Years in the Hall of Fame


Wiped clean off the ballot


Happy 150th Birthday


Keith Olbermann: “Pud Galvin’s statue should be outside the Steroid Hall of Fame.”


Jell-O Galvin?


Pud Galvin: A Man’s Best Friend


Pud Galvin

On this day in history...

...Pud Galvin probably threw a complete game. After all, he threw 646 complete games in his career.

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