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**Howie Camnitz**
Howie Camnitz
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	Pitcher
	Born: August 22, 1881; Covington, Kentucky
	Died: March 2, 1960 (aged 78); Louisville, Kentucky
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 22, 1904 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	May 3, 1915 for the Pittsburgh Rebels
Career statistics
Pitching record	133-106
Earned run average	2.75
Strikeouts	915
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1904, 1906-1913); Philadelphia Phillies (1913); Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-1915);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion: 1909;

Samuel Howard (Howie) Camnitz (August 22, 1881 - March 2, 1960) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies (1913) in the National League and for the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15) in the Federal League. A native of Covington, Kentucky, he batted and threw right-handed. In an 11-season career, Camnitz posted a 133-106 record with 915 strikeouts and a 2.75 ERA in 2085.1 innings pitched.

Camnitz pitched briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1904 and 1906. In his first full season in 1907, he had a 13-8 record with a 2.15 ERA in 180 innings, including a five-inning no-hitter against the New York Giants on August 23rd. The next year he went 16-9 with a 1.56 ERA and 15 complete games in 19 starts.

With a workhorse approach and an excellent curveball, Camnitz collected three 20-win seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909-12, leading his team to the 1909 World Series after winning 25 games in the regular season and tying Christy Mathewson for the National League lead winning percentage (.806).

Camnitz pitched at least 240 innings for seven consecutive years (1908-14) with a career-high 283 innings in 1909, winning 20 games in 1911 and 22 in 1912. After a 6-17 start in 1913, he was sent by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies in the midseason. He pitched in just nine games for them and had a 3-3 record, then jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels in the Federal League in 1914 and posted a 14-19 mark. After battling arm problems, he retired from playing in 1915.

Camnitz died in Louisville, Kentucky, at age of 78.

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List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

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