Barney Pelty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barney Pelty

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1880

Place of Birth: Farmington, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 24-May-1939

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Barney Pelty (September 10, 1880 – May 24, 1939), was a major league baseball pitcher known as "the Yiddish Curver" because he was one of the first Jewish baseball players in the American League.
His career ERA is 2.63, 64th-best through 2017 of all pitchers in major league baseball.
Through 2017 he ranked 82nd in hits per 9 innings, and 78th in batters plunked.
He was as of 2017 in the top-10 for his career of all pitchers in the St.
Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise in hit by pitch (1st), complete games (3rd), ERA (6th), and innings pitched and shutouts (8th). He was one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history, ranking first through 2010 in career ERA (ahead of # 2 Sandy Koufax), 6th in wins (92), and 7th in strikeouts (693).