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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


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 […]

Roger Clemens: Chasing Pud


Last season, Roger Clemens earned 7 wins, bringing his career total to 348, and placing him 8th on the all-time wins list. Yesterday, the free agent announced he will be rejoining the New York Yankees for the remainder of the 2007 season, giving him an opportunity to continue climbing the career wins ladder.
A […]

Keith Olbermann: The Human Growth Era


Once again, on “The Dan Patrick Show”, Keith Olbermann credited Pud Galvin as the first professional athlete to use steroids. Galvin is known to have taken animal hormones toward the end of his career, way back in 1888.
Olbermann referred to what many call “the steroid era,” as “the human growth era.” Although […]

Wiped clean off the ballot


This year, it took 409 votes to become elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn got in easily, with both players receiving over 530 votes. However, the results at the bottom of the list deserve some attention too. For example, are there really six people who believe […]

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


Steroids have been involved with baseball way before Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds even picked up a bat. It turns out, steroids have been around the game since the late 1880s. In fact, the very first steroid user is said to be baseball’s first 300-game winner, Hall of famer, Pud Galvin.
Today on “The […]

Pud Galvin: A Man’s Best Friend


Looks like Pud Galvin is healthy and living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Of course, this Pud Galvin is a 3-month old Cairn terrier/Jack Russell Terrier, not the Hall of Fame pitcher.
A simple Google search led to the discovery of “Puddles”, as he’s sometimes called. His owner describes him as a friendly dog that […]