into the inaugural class of the University of Virginia Baseball Hall of Fame: Rixey's childhood home in Culpeper still stands; it suffered some damage in the 2011 Virginia earthquake. Personal life He was married to Dorothy Meyers of Cincinnati and had two children, Eppa Rixey III and Ann Rixey Sikes and five grandchildren, James Rixey, Eppa Rixey IV, Steve Sikes, Paige Sikes, and David Sikes. After his retirement from baseball, Rixey worked for his father-in-law's successful insurance company in Cincinnati, eventually becoming president of the company. He died of a heart attack on February 28, 1963, one month after his election to the Hall of Fame, becoming the first player to die between election and induction to the Hall of Fame. He is interred at Greenlawn Cemetery in Milford, Ohio. When Rixey started playing, he was considered an "anomaly". He came from a well-off family and was college-educated, something that was rare during his era. He wrote poetry, and took graduate school classes in chemistry, mathematics and Latin. During the off-season, he was a Latin teacher at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He was also considered among the best golfers among athletes during the time period. He was the subject of hazing in his first few years in the major leagues. Eventually he teamed up with other college graduates Joe Oeschger and Stan Baumgartner and the hazing lessened to a degree. See also List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders Bibliography Footnotes Notes Further reading Eppa Rixey Files at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. External links Eppa Rixey at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1891 births 1963 deaths National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Phillies players Cincinnati Reds players National League wins champions Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players Virginia Cavaliers baseball players Baseball players from Virginia People from Culpeper, Virginia Baseball players from Cincinnati American men's basketball players