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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Summers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ed_Summers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Summers > Source revision: 1338683641 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1884–1953)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ed Summers |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |image=Ed Summers (1908 Detroit Free Press portrait).jpg |caption=Summers in 1908 |bats=Both |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1884|12|5}} |birth_place=[Ladoga, Indiana](/source/Ladoga%2C_Indiana), U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1953|5|12|1884|12|5}} |death_place=[Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 16 |debutyear={{mlby|1908}} |debutteam=[Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 1 |finalyear={{mlby|1912}} |finalteam=[Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=68-45 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=2.42 |stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value=362 |teams= *[Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) (1908–1912) }} '''Oren Edgar Summers''' (December 5, 1884 – May 12, 1953), nicknamed "'''Kickapoo Ed'''", was an American right-handed [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) who played five seasons with the [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) from 1908 to 1912. ==Biography== Summers was born in [Ladoga, Indiana](/source/Ladoga%2C_Indiana), and attended [Wabash College](/source/Wabash_College) in [Crawfordsville](/source/Crawfordsville%2C_Indiana), Indiana. He began his playing career in the [American Association](/source/American_Association_(20th_century)) before joining the Tigers in the [American League](/source/American_League) in [1908](/source/1908_in_baseball). thumb|200px|left|Ed Summers, Detroit Tigers pitcher In his rookie season, Summers emerged as the Tigers' best pitcher, finishing with a 1.64 [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average) in 301 [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched) and a 24–12 win–loss record. On September 25, 1908, the Tigers were two games back of the [Cleveland Naps](/source/Cleveland_Naps) for the [AL pennant](/source/American_League_pennant_winners_1901-68) and were scheduled to play a [doubleheader](/source/Doubleheader_(baseball)). Summers threw two [complete game](/source/complete_game) victories, winning the second game 1–0 after throwing 10 [shutout](/source/Shutout_(baseball)) innings.[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats24.shtml Baseball-Almanac.com] Summers is still the only player to have pitched a pair of complete game victories and throw more than eighteen innings.{{cite web|last1=Preston|first1=JG|title=A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games of a doubleheader in the major leagues|url=https://prestonjg.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/a-thorough-account-of-pitchers-who-have-started-both-games-of-a-doubleheader-in-the-major-leagues|website=prestonjg.wordpress.com|date=13 September 2009 |accessdate=30 January 2017}} The Tigers went on to win the pennant and returned to the [World Series](/source/World_Series) for a rematch against the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs). In the [1908 World Series](/source/1908_World_Series), Summers pitched in Games 1 and 4, losing both times to [Three Finger Brown](/source/Mordecai_Brown). That season his 24 [wins](/source/win_(baseball)) tied for second place in the AL behind [Ed Walsh](/source/Ed_Walsh)'s 40, and his 1.64 ERA remains the [Tigers' single season record](/source/Detroit_Tigers_team_records). On July 16, 1909, Summers pitched 18 scoreless innings of a tie game against the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) at [Bennett Park](/source/Bennett_Park_(Detroit)).[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222132534/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,890612,00.html "Died. Oren Edgar ("Kickapoo Ed") Summers, 68"]. ''[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))''. May. 25, 1953. He finished the [1909](/source/1909_in_baseball) season at 19–9 and the Tigers recaptured the pennant. In the [1909 World Series](/source/1909_World_Series), he started Game 3, but could not finish the first inning, allowing five unearned runs to the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates). He returned for Game 5 but lost to [Babe Adams](/source/Babe_Adams).thumb|200px|right|Ed Summers, Colgan's Chips disc Summers played three additional seasons before [rheumatism](/source/rheumatism) ended his playing career at age 27. In 138 career games, he had a 68–45 record with a 2.42 ERA, including 79 complete games and 9 shutouts in 999 innings. He died from a [cerebral hemorrhage](/source/cerebral_hemorrhage) at age 68 in 1953 in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis). In spite of his nickname, Summers did not identify as [Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) and consistently identified himself as [white](/source/White_people) in the [United States census](/source/United_States_census) and in his [draft registration](/source/Selective_Service_System) records.{{cite web |title=Edgar Summers in the 1930 United States Federal Census |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/116355824:6224 |website=www.ancestry.com |access-date=3 February 2022}}{{cite web |title=Oran Edgar Summers in the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2067095:1002 |website=www.ancestry.com |access-date=3 February 2022}}{{cite web |title=Oren Edgar Summers in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9300903:6482 |website=www.ancestry.com |access-date=3 February 2022}} Newspaper accounts from during and after his career do not describe him as having [Kickapoo](/source/Kickapoo_people) ancestry. ==See also== *[Best pitching seasons by a Detroit Tiger](/source/List_of_Detroit_Tigers_team_records) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Ed Summers (baseball)}} {{baseballstats|br=s/summeed01}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Summers, Ed}} Category:1884 births Category:1953 deaths Category:Detroit Tigers players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Baseball players from Indiana Category:Wabash Little Giants baseball players Category:People from Montgomery County, Indiana Category:Springfield Babes (baseball) players Category:Grand Rapids Wolverines players Category:Indianapolis Indians players Category:Providence Grays (minor league) players Category:Welders Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ed Summers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Summers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Summers?action=history)). 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