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John Cyrus "Red" Oldham (July 15, 1893 – January 28, 1961) was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played five years with the Detroit Tigers (1914–1915, 1920–1922) and two years with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–1926). He pitched the final inning of the 1925 World Series for the Pirates, striking out Goose Goslin to end the game and the series. ==Detroit Tigers== Born in Zion, Maryland, Oldham was drafted by the Detroit Tigers on July 31, 1914. Boston Red Sox owner Joseph Lannin bought the Providence Grays and Melrose Park from the Tigers for $75‚000. Detroit got to pick one player from the Providence roster and they selected Oldham‚ overlooking Carl Mays.〔()〕 Oldham made his debut for the Tigers at age 21 in August 1914 and pitched in nine games for the 1914 team—seven as a starter. He had a record of 2–4 with a 3.38 ERA (Adjusted ERA+ of 83) in 45.3 innings pitched. In 1915, Oldham played in 17 games for Detroit, only two as a starter. He had a 3–0 record with a 2.81 ERA (Adjusted ERA+ of 107) in 57.7 innings pitched. On April 5, 1916, the Tigers released Oldham to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League "under optional agreement."〔()〕 Oldham returned to the Tigers in 1920, playing in 39 games, including 22 as a starter. He had a record of 8–13 with a 3.85 ERA (Adjusted ERA+ of 97). In 1921, Oldham was the #3 starter behind Dutch Leonard and Hooks Dauss on the 1921 Tigers team that set all time American League records with 1724 runs scored and a team batting average of .316. But without pitching, the 1921 team finished in sixth place, 27 games behind the Yankees. With a 4.24 ERA (11-14 record), Oldham had the second lowest ERA on the 1921 team. In 1921, Ty Cobb became the Tigers' manager. Shortly after an interview in which he told a reporter that "his aim was to use tact and diplomacy" in dealing with players, Cobb called time-out from his position in center field, "ran in, wrested the ball from pitcher Red Oldham's hand, and gave him a dressing-down before calling in a reliever."〔Al Stump, "''Cobb: The Life and Times of the Meanest Man Who Ever Played Baseball''" (Algonquin 1994), p. 329.〕 Oldham played his final season in Detroit in 1922, going 10–13 with a 4.67 ERA (Adjusted ERA+ of 83). 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「Red Oldham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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