Tiny Osborne Explained

Tiny Osborne
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:9 April 1893
Birth Place:Porterdale, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 15
Debutyear:1922
Debutteam:Chicago Cubs
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:1925
Finalteam:Brooklyn Robins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:31–40
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.72
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:263
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Earnest Preston "Tiny" Osborne (April 9, 1893 – January 5, 1969) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1922 to 1925 for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins. His nickname was ironic: Osborne was listed as 6feet tall and . The native of Porterdale, Georgia, batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

In 142 big-league games pitched, including 74 starting assignments, and 646 innings, Osborne allowed 693 hits and 315 bases on balls. He registered two shutouts, 31 complete games, 263 strikeouts and seven saves. His professional career began in 1919 and ended in 1935, but he was out of "organized baseball" during 1920 and from 1928–34. His son, Bobo Osborne, was an MLB first baseman and third baseman between 1957 and 1963.