in Rochester to assist his widow. Scoreless innings streak While playing in the minor leagues in 1907, Wilhelm pitched a long streak of consecutive innings without giving up a run. In May 2004, pitcher Brad Thompson was approaching the minor league record for this statistical category, by this time thought by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL) to belong to Urban Shocker. Shocker threw 54 consecutive scoreless innings in 1916. A May 16 Associated Press article said the NAPBL took a further look at its records and recognized Wilhelm held the record, having thrown 56 consecutive scoreless innings in 1907. On May 19, 2004, Thompson took his streak to 57 innings before he gave up a run. Two days after Thompson was thought to have broken the record, The New York Times published an article indicating three innings had been previously left off Wilhelm's scoreless innings streak, meaning Wilhelm should still hold the record for the longest such streak in the minor leagues—59 innings. The omitted innings had been discovered by Dave Chase, who was a baseball historian and a minor league general manager for the Memphis Redbirds. Baseball researcher Ray Nemec later found Wilhelm had come up to the major leagues with his streak intact, then returned to the minor leagues in 1911 and pitched 13 more consecutive scoreless innings. This took Wilhelm's minor league consecutive scoreless innings streak to 72. According to research by Walter Johnson's biographer, the actual record should be 77, from Johnson's 1907 season with the Weiser Kids of the Idaho State League. See also List of Major League Baseball player–managers Notes References External links 1874 births 1936 deaths Baltimore Terrapins players Baseball players from Ohio Birmingham Barons managers Birmingham Barons players Boston Beaneaters players Brooklyn Superbas players Elmira Colonels players Jersey City Skeeters players Lima Kids players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball player-managers Mansfield Kids players People from Wooster, Ohio Philadelphia Phillies coaches Philadelphia Phillies managers Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsburgh Pirates players Rochester Bronchos players Rochester Hustlers players Rochester Tribe players