A baseball record that will never be broken

On Aug. 1, Aug. 8 and Aug. 31, 1908, New York Giants pitcher Joe McGinnity pitched complete game wins in doubleheaders.

Six games started, six games completed, six wins.

McGinnity’s record that year was 11 wins and 7 losses. Think about that. Six of his 11 wins came in three doubleheaders. That also was his last year in the major league. He was 37 years old. In 10 years, McGinnety won 246 games and lost 142, with a lifetime earned run average of 2.66.

Doubleheader feat at http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats24.shtml

Career statistics at http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mcginjo01

"Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers. Ten or twelve on a team. Don't see how any of them get enough work." - Cy Young.