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Leonard Leslie "King" Cole (April 15, 1886 in Toledo, Iowa – January 6, 1916) was a baseball player in the early 20th century. He started his baseball career as a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs in . In , he had a record of 20–4 and helped win a National League pennant for the Cubs. On July 31, 1910, he became the first Cubs pitcher to throw a no-hitter, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 in a seven inning game. His 20–4 record is the best winning percentage (.866) for a Cub pitcher in the 20th century. Cole was traded to Pittsburgh, and then to the New York Yankees. On October 2, 1914, Cole gave up a double to Babe Ruth—Ruth's first hit in the major leagues. In 1915, Cole was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and died shortly after the end of the 1915 season. Ring Lardner wrote about Cole in articles for ''The Sporting News''. Lardner compiled the stories into the ''Alibi Ike'' stories. ==See also== *List of baseball players who died during their careers *List of Major League Baseball ERA champions 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Cole (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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