Herbert Rodney "Hub" Perdue (June 7, 1882 – October 31, 1968), also known as The Gallatin Squash was a professional baseball player who played
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...
in the Major Leagues from 1911 to 1915. He played for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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and
Boston Braves
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During it ...
. He later managed the
Nashville Volunteers
The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. Known only as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they were officially named the Nashville Volunteers (often sh ...
in the
Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A (1902–1935), ...
in 1921.
Professional career
Perdue played his first professional season in 1906 with the
minor league
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Vincennes Alices
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of the Class D
Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
The Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or ''KITTY League'') was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Il ...
. From 1907 to 1910, he pitched for the Class A
Nashville Vols
The Nashville Vols were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1901 to 1963. Known only as the Nashville Baseball Club during their first seven seasons, they were officially named the Nashville Volunteers (often sh ...
of the
Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A (1902–1935), ...
.
He led all pitchers in the league with 23
wins in 1909.
He was drafted by the
Brooklyn Superbas
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of the
National League
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from Nashville on September 1, 1910, in the
Rule 5 draft. Before the beginning of the 1911 season, Perdue was selected off waivers by the
Boston Rustlers
The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta.
During it ...
. He then played with the Rustlers, later to become the
Boston Braves
The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta.
During it ...
, from 1911 to 1914. After four seasons of play, he accumulated a 37–44 (.457) win–loss record with a 4.03
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the numb ...
(ERA) and
struck out
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245 batters. In 1912, he and
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. He ...
lead the league in fewest
home run
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s allowed, having yielded only eleven.
The Braves traded Perdue to the National League's
St. Louis Cardinals
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for
outfielder
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s
Ted Cather
Theodore Physick Cather (May 20, 1889 – April 9, 1945) was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from –. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves.
In 1914, Cather was a member of the Braves team that went ...
and
Possum Whitted
George Bostic "Possum" Whitted (February 4, 1890 – October 16, 1962) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1922 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, ...
on June 28, 1914. He pitched with the Cardinals for the rest of the 1914 season and in 1915. At the end of two seasons, his record with St. Louis was 14–20 (.412) with a 3.42 ERA and 72 strikeouts. This was Perdue's final stretch in the majors. His career major league record was 51–64 (.443) with a 3.85 ERA and 317 strikeouts.
[
In 1916, he played with the American Association's ]Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...
. He continued with the Colonels in 1917, but also pitched for the Southern Association's Chattanooga Lookouts
The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team plays its home ...
. The 1918 season was split between the Minneapolis Millers
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of the American Association and the Southern Association's New Orleans Pelicans
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. After playing with the Pelicans again in 1919 and 1920, Perdue returned to the Nashville Vols in 1920. He did not play in 1921, but played with the Texas League
The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...
's Shreveport Gassers
The Shreveport Gassers were a Texas League baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States that played from 1915 to 1924. They were affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics
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and Wichita Falls Spudders
The Wichita Falls Spudders were a minor league baseball team that formed in 1920 and played its last game in 1957. They were based in Wichita Falls, Texas.
The first Spudders team ran from 1920–1932 and played in the Texas League as an affiliat ...
in 1922. His final professional season was the 1923 campaign which he spent with the Charlotte Hornets
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of the South Atlantic League
The South Atlantic League, often informally called the Sally League, is a Minor League Baseball league with teams predominantly in states along the Atlantic coast of the United States from New York to Georgia. A Class A league for most of its ...
. His career minor league record was 168–129 (.566).[
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References
External links
Society for American Baseball Research biography
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1882 births
1968 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Tennessee
Boston Rustlers players
Boston Braves players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Minor league baseball managers
Vincennes Alices players
Nashville Vols managers
Nashville Vols players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Shreveport Gassers players
Wichita Falls Spudders players
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