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Howard Ehmke

Howard Ehmke

Howard Ehmke
1894–1959
Category
Baseball
Year Inducted
1983

Howard Ehmke was born and raised in Silver Creek and became nationally known when he was Manager Connie Mack's surprise choice to start on the mound for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929.

Ehmke's 15-year major league career was with Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia and he compiled a 167-166 record. His best season was 1923 with Boston when he won 20 games and threw a no-hitter against Philadelphia.

Ehmke was a veteran hurler with only 55 innings of action during the 1929 season when Mack picked the right-hander to start the World Series opener. Ehmke struck out 13 Cubs for a record that stood for 24 years until Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers broke it in 1953. The A's won that World Series opener 3-1 and it was Ehmke's last victory.

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Audios

Philadelphia Baseball: Past, Present, & Personal - July 17, 2019

Memorabilia

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Howard Ehmke

Howard Ehmke with Buffalo in Federal League.

Howard Ehmke trading card. Emke played with the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League in 1915.

Howard Ehmke trading card. Emke played with the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League in 1915.

Howard Ehmke autograph.

Howard Ehmke autograph.

Ehmke signature on baseball.

Howard Ehmke signature on baseball.

4/18/1923. Grand Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium.

4/18/1923. Grand Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium. Boston's Howard Ehmke and NY's Bob Shawkey battled to a 4-1 Yankee win in front of 74,200 fans. Babe Ruth took Ehmke deep to right field with 2 on and 2 outs in the 3rd inning for the stadium's 1st HR.

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Howard Ehmke - 1923 Lections card

April's Offering. 1925.

April's Offering. 1925.

Connie Mack's contract offer cover letter to Howard Ehmke, page 1. January 31, 1928.

Connie Mack's contract offer cover letter to Howard Ehmke, page 1. January 31, 1928.

Connie Mack's contract offer cover letter to Howard Ehmke, page 2. January 31, 1928.

Connie Mack's contract offer cover letter to Howard Ehmke, page 2. January 31, 1928.

1929 World Series ticket

Front and back views of a 1929 World Series Game 1 ticket. That was the game in which Connie Mack surprisingly named Howard Ehmke his starter. Ehmke thanked his skipper for his confidence by defeating the Cubs and setting a World Series record with 13 strikeouts donation to CSHOF courtesy Greg Peterson

Howard Ehmke

The Northern Light, May 2000

Howard Ehmke Co. 1953 advertisement.

Howard Ehmke Co. 1953 advertisement.

Ehmke Day Proclamation. May 28, 2004.

Ehmke Day Proclamation. Office of the County Executive of Chautauqua County, NY. May 28, 2004.

<em>Comeback Pitchers</em> by Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg.

Comeback Pitchers by Lyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg. Copyright 2021. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-2202-2.

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Photo circa 1906 - 7 Ehmke brothers.

Photo circa 1906 - 7 Ehmke brothers. Back row: Frank, Albert, Harry. Front row: Charlie, Clifford, Howard, Lester. (Howard also had 4 sisters.) Photo courtesy of Vince Martonis, Town of Hanover Historian.

Charles and Julia Ehmke family.

Charles and Julia Ehmke family photographed in Silver Creek circa 1906. Howard is in the middle row on the far right next to his mother.

Howard Ehmke (left) and his brother Charlie (right) at a saw mill in Silver Creek circa 1910.

Howard Ehmke (left) and his brother Charlie (right) at a saw mill in Silver Creek circa 1910.

Howard Ehmke (far left) at Camp Tecumseh in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Note SCHS (Silver Creek High School on uniform). His brother Lester is fourth from the left.

Howard Ehmke (far left) at Camp Tecumseh in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Note SCHS (Silver Creek High School on uniform). His brother Lester is fourth from the left.

Howard (right) with his brother Charlie and Charlie's wife, Blanche, on the Ehmke property in Silver Creek.

Howard (right) with his brother Charlie and Charlie's wife, Blanche, on the Ehmke property in Silver Creek.

Howard Ehmke was in the US Navy in WWI (circa 1918).

Howard Ehmke was in the US Navy in WWI (circa 1918). Photo courtesy of Vince Martonis, Town of Hanover Historian.

Actor Douglas Fairbanks (left), pitching great Grover Cleveland Alexander (center) and Howard Ehmke (right) circa 1918 when Ehmke was in tyhe Navy. The photo was taken at a war effort fundraiser in California.

Actor Douglas Fairbanks (left), pitching great Grover Cleveland Alexander (center) and Howard Ehmke (right) circa 1918 when Ehmke was in tyhe Navy. The photo was taken at a war effort fundraiser in California.

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Howard Ehmke -circa 1920

Howard Ehmke, Chicago Daily News negative collection, Chicago History Museum

Howard Ehmke, April 18, 1923

Howard Ehmke with Bob Shawkey of the NY Yankees, April 18, 1923. Shawkey would become manager of the Jamestown Falcons in 1950. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-DIG-ggbain-35776]

Howard Ehmke and Bob-Shawkey. April 18, 1923 at the opening game of the new Yankee Stadium. They were the starting pitchers for Boston and NY.

Colorized version of previous photo. Howard Ehmke and Bob-Shawkey. April 18, 1923 at the opening game of the new Yankee Stadium. They were the starting pitchers for Boston and NY.

Howard Ehmke and Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics join former teammate Alex Metzler.

Howard Ehmke and Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics join former teammate Alex Metzler, now of the Chicago White Sox, in a saxophone trio (circa 1927). Photo courtesy of Vince Martonis, Town of Hanover Historian.

Howard Ehmke, spring-training, 1929.

Howard Ehmke, spring-training, 1929.

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Howard Ehmke with Boston Red Sox

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Howard Ehmke

Howard Ehmke - 1927 Philadelphia A's. From Classic Baseball Photographs 1869-1947 by Donald Honig, 1999, Smithmark Publishers.

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View inside Howard Ehmke Manufacturing, 1940.

View inside Howard Ehmke Manufacturing, 1940.

View inside Howard Ehmke Manufacturing, 1940.

View inside Howard Ehmke Manufacturing, 1940.

Howard Ehmke with Connie Mack in 1950.

APRIL13, 1950, PHILADELPHIA - Connie Mack (center) is joined by four of his former players at a luncheon honoring his 50 years as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. Left to right are Joe Boley, Howard Ehmke, Mack, Joe Bush and Rube Walberg

Publications

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Hyde, Frank. "Silver Creek's Howard Ehmke Kept Secret Mr. Mack's Praise of World Series Victory." Post-Journal (Jamestown), February 13, 1956.
Hyde, Frank. "Top Thrills For Howard Ehmke Were Beating Jamestown High and Chicago Cubs." Post-Journal (Jamestown), March 8, 1959.
Korbar, Chuck. "Silver Creek’s Howard Ehmke Surprise World Series Starter And Winner Back In 1929 For A’s." Evening Observer (Dunkirk), April 1, 1982.
Ibach, David C. III. "The Ehmke Finale" Set For Friday." Post-Journal (Jamestown), May 23, 2004.
Niebel, Terry. "Ehmke's Week To Remember Celebrates 75th Anniversary." Post-Journal (Jamestown), September 13, 1998.
Rush, Mike. "Ehmke Came Within One Out of History." Observer (Dunkirk), October 7, 1998.
"90 Years Ago Silver Creek’s Ehmke Wins World Series Game One." Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame World Series 2019 Special Edition. October 2019.

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Ehmke Dies at 64, Series Hero for A's. March 18, 1959.

Ehmke Dies at 64, Series Hero for A's. The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1959.

Ehmke, 64, Dies, A's Series Hero. March 18, 1959.

Ehmke, 64, Dies, A's Series Hero. The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1959.

A Gentleman and an Athlete. March 1, 2001.

A Gentleman and an Athlete. Page 1. The Hanover Historical, March 1, 2001.

A Gentleman and an Athlete. March 1, 2001.

A Gentleman and an Athlete. Page 2. The Hanover Historical, March 1, 2001.

Videos

Howard Ehmke '29 World Series

video courtesy Greg Peterson

Howard Ehmke (1939) at Shibe Park Old Timers Game

video courtesy Greg Peterson

Howard Ehmke an unlikely hero for the A's in Game 1 win

video by MLB

Websites

"Howard Ehmke." Baseball Reference. Accessed October 26, 2018. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ehmkeho01.shtml?redir
"Howard Ehmke." Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed October 26, 2018. http://buffalosportshallfame.com/member/howard-ehmke/.
"Howard Ehmke." Ehmke Manufacturing Company. Accessed October 26, 2018. http://ehmkemanufacturing.com/about-us/howard-ehmke/.
"Howard Ehmke World Series Glove." National Baseball Hall of Fame. Accessed November 14, 2022. https://collection.baseballhall.org/objects/2860/howard-ehmke-world-series-glove.
"Howard Jonathan Ehmke." Find A Grave. Accessed October 26, 2018. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7383010.
"The Obit For Howard Ehmke." The Deadball Era. Accessed November 30, 2022. http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Ehmke.Howard.Obit.html.
Wolf, Gregory H. "Howard Ehmke." Society For American Baseball Research. Accessed October 26, 2018. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/753ebff0.

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