\"Adjutant General of Massachusetts\" George W. Keefe Signed 8X10 Photo For Sale

Up for sale "Adjutant General of Massachusetts" George W. Keefe Signed 8X10 Color Photo.

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George

Washington Keefe (January 7, 1867 in Washington,

D.C. – August 24, 1935 in Washington, D.C.) was a left-handed professional

baseball starting pitcher who played for the Washington Nationals, Buffalo Bisons and Washington Statesmen from

1886 to 1891. Keefe made his major league debut on July 30, 1886 at the age of

19. The sixth youngest player in the league, he went 0-3 with a 5.17 ERA in

four games in his first big league season. In 1887, Keefe appeared in only one

game. Despite allowing 16 hits, four walks and 20 runs (only eight of which

were earned), Keefe managed to complete (and lose) his only game of the season.

He was also the sixth youngest player in 1887. Keefe went 6-7 with a 2.84 ERA

in 13 starts in 1888. In 1889, he went 8-18 with a 5.13 ERA, finishing fifth in

the league in walks allowed (143) and seventh in losses. On May 1, 1889, Keefe

set the National League record for most walks in an

inning, when he walked seven batters in the fifth inning. The record was

subsequently tied by Bob Ewing and Tony Mullane,

and Dolly Gray walked eight batters in an

inning in 1909. Gray was an American

League pitcher, however. Following the 1889 season, Keefe went to

play for the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League.

He went 6-16 that year, posting a 6.52 ERA. He was ninth in the league in home

runs allowed (11), 10th in the league in losses and 10th in the league in

earned runs allowed (142). In 196 innings, he walked 138 batters and struck out

only 55. Keefe played his final season in 1891 for the Washington Statesmen of

the American Association. With

them, he went 0-3 with a 2.68 ERA in five games (four starts). His one save was

third in the league. He played his final big league game on April 28. Overall,

Keefe went 20-48 in 78 games, 71 of which he started. He completed 68 games,

shutting out one of them. In 616​1⁄3 innings, Keefe posted a 5.05 ERA, 360 walks and 213

strikeouts. In 250 career at-bats, Keefe hit .172. According to the Similarity

Scores at Baseball-Reference.com, Keefe is most statistically similar to Mike Morrison. Following his death, Keefe

was buried in Cedar Hills Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland.