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3 unusual facts about Red Faber


Red Faber

As a teenager, Faber attended college prep academies in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and Dubuque, Iowa.

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After spending most of 1918 in the Navy due to World War I, he returned in 1919 only to develop arm trouble, finishing with a 3.83 ERA - the only time in his first nine seasons he posted a mark over 3.00.

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In a game against St. Ambrose University that year, he set a school record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game (24).



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