Eddie Plank
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Baseball great. One of the most dominant pitchers of the twentieth century. "Gettysburg Eddie" compiled a record of 326-194 throughout his career (1901-17), mostly with the Philadelphia Athletics. He won 20 Games or more eight times and helped the A's win six pennants and three world championships. Plank was born here, attended Gettysburg Academy. He retired and died in Gettysburg. Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame,1946.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
"Gettysburg Eddie" Plank turned a small-town Pennsylvania upbringing into one of the greatest pitching careers of baseball's dead-ball era. Born in Gettysburg and schooled at Gettysburg Academy, he compiled a remarkable 326-194 record from 1901 to 1917, mostly for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, winning twenty or more games eight times and helping the A's to six pennants and three world championships. He returned home to Gettysburg, where he died, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Why it matters
Plank stands among the finest left-handed pitchers of the early professional game, a hometown hero whose name binds America's national pastime to the town best known for its Civil War battlefield.
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Museums & culture
- Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys0.3 mi away · 35 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA
- Beyond the Battle Museum0.4 mi away · 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA
- The David Wills House Museum0.4 mi away · 8 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA
- Adams County Historical Society0.4 mi away · 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA
- Gettysburg Museum of History0.6 mi away · 219 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA
- Shriver House Museum0.7 mi away · 309 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA
Attractions
- John Eisenhower Bridge3.3 mi away · Waterworks Road
- Sachs Covered Bridge3.6 mi away
- Sachs Covered Bridge3.6 mi away · Waterworks Road, Gettysburg, PA
Food & drink
- CJ's Takeout & Late Nite Bites0.2 mi away · 150 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA
- Tacos Monarca0.3 mi away · 11 West Railroad Street, Gettysburg, PA
- Lincoln Diner0.3 mi away · 32 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA
- Kazue0.3 mi away · 25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA
- Waldo's & Company0.3 mi away · 17 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA
- The Pub & Restaurant0.3 mi away · 20-22 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA
Places to stay
- Glatfelter Lodge0.2 mi away · PA
- Gettysburg Hotel0.3 mi away · 1 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA
- The Union Hotel0.4 mi away · 27 Chambersburg Street, Gettysburg, PA
- The Brafferton Inn0.4 mi away · 44 York Street, Gettysburg, PA
- The LaVerne Private Guesthouse0.4 mi away · 27 York Street, Gettysburg, PA
- The Inn at Lincoln Square0.4 mi away · 12 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg, PA
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- · Eddie Plank
- · Connie Mack
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