Orval Overall

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Orval Overall was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his dominant performances with the Chicago Cubs, including key contributions to their World Series championships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
bats right
collegeAttended University of California, Berkeley
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1881-02-02
dateOfDeath 1947-07-14
earnedRunAverage 2.23
era early 20th century
familyName Overall
finalMLBGameDate 1913-09-27
finalMLBTeam Chicago Cubs
givenName Orval
hallOfFameStatus not inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame
league Major League Baseball
MLBDebutDate 1905-04-16
MLBDebutTeam Cincinnati Reds
notableAchievement led National League in strikeouts in 1909
pitched two complete-game victories in 1908 World Series
notableWork 1907 World Series performance
1908 World Series
surface form: 1908 World Series performance
occupation baseball player
placeOfBirth Farmersville, California
surface form: Farmersville, California, United States
placeOfDeath Fresno
surface form: Fresno, California, United States
playedFor Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
positionPlayed pitcher
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
strikeouts 935
team Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
throws right
winLossRecord 108–71
worldSeriesChampion 1907
1908

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1908 World Series mostValuablePlayer Orval Overall