1928–1929). Walsh retired with 195 wins, 126 losses, and 1736 strikeouts. His career ERA of 1.82 is the lowest major league ERA ever posted. He has the third-lowest career WHIP in MLB history (1.00) and the lowest ever for someone with 10 or more seasons pitched. As a hitter, Walsh posted a .194 batting average (210-for-1,085) with 92 runs, 3 home runs, 68 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 46 bases on balls. Managerial record Later life and legacy Walsh was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. He died on May 26, 1959, 12 days after his 78th birthday. In 1999, Walsh was ranked number 82 on The Sporting News''' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2011, he was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame. Walsh's son Ed Walsh Jr. played for the White Sox from 1928 to 1932. See also List of Major League Baseball no-hitters List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders Major League Baseball titles leaders References Further reading Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. New York: Atria Books. . Kashatus, William C. (2002). Diamonds in the Coalfields: 21 Remarkable Baseball Players, Managers, and Umpires from Northeast Pennsylvania. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. . Smiles, Jack. (2007) Big Ed Walsh: The Life of a Spitballing Hall of Famer'' Jefferson, NC: McFarland. External links SABR Biography Project 1881 births 1959 deaths American League ERA champions American League strikeout champions American League wins champions American people of Welsh descent Baseball players from Pennsylvania Bridgeport Americans players Chicago White Sox coaches Chicago White Sox managers Chicago White Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Meriden Silverites players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Minor league baseball managers National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Newark Sailors players People from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania People from Pompano Beach, Florida Wilkes-Barre/Mount Carmel players