Frank C. "Doc" Reisling. Pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1909-1910. 15 wins in 4 MLB seasons. He debuted with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1904-1905. He had a career ERA of 2.45 in 311.2 innings pitched. His one almost full season was his best and his last as he posted a 2.54 ERA on 191 innings pitched in 1910.
Doc Reisling pitched a little bit in MLB, mostly with the sub-.500 Washington team of 1910. The rest of the time between 1897 and 1915 found him playing and managing in the minor leagues. It was as a manager for Tecumseh in 1914, that he gave us a reason to remember him.
Because poor field conditions led to many rainouts and travel schedules made rescheduling missed games difficult, it was common for the total games played to differ between teams and for the pennant to hinge on winning percentage, not record. Whichever team had the best winning percentage at the close of the final day of the season, was the winner. Previously rained out games could be crowded into the last few days of the season, but the opposing team had to be available and teams (and players) were reluctant to travel just to make up games once their team was eliminated.
At the end of the 1914 season, with the pennant coming down to the last day, Doc managed to schedule (and win) a triple header which gave his team the best winning percentage. Alas for Doc and the Tecumseh team, the league president invalidated the third game, and they were denied the pennant. But you can't say they didn't try.
And, of course, Doc's 1909-10 stint with Washington, allowed him to leave us this card.
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04-17-2021, 12:08 PM
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