Arthur Bradsher: Difference between revisions

In 1904, he led Trinity to the Southern [[Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association|Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] Championship. His season was considered one of the finest by a pitcher in college history, even by today’s comparisons. Bradsher won 13 games and lost only one while recording a 0.73 ERA. He threw with pinpoint control. The four walks in 129 innings and in fourteen complete games is a record that still stands 113 years later. Arthur Bradsher lettered five times at Trinity/Duke.<ref>Duke University Baseball Media Guide 2017.</ref>

In 1905 , Arthur Bradsher pitched one of the greatest games ever pitched in college baseball, against Mercer. He missed a perfect game by a miscue by his shortstop. Smith in the second inning of his no-hit, no walk, no-hit, ten inning performance. His twenty-two strikeout performance was a record that stood until 1965.<ref>The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Ga. April 8, 1905-page 9.</ref>

In 1905 John Heisman chose Bradsher as his premier player for his [[1905 College Baseball All-Southern Team|1905 all-southern team]], John Heisman said this about the Trinity sensation: “Easily the name that shines clearest and brightest in this array of exceptional talent is that of Bradsher. This young man is beyond all questioning the most prominent player of the season. With most extraordinary ability as pitcher, he combines the advantages of being a good batter and base runner. Add to these a sunny disposition, a firm determination and words of endurance and you understand why he has been able to place himself head and shoulders above all other pitchers of the year. And, I would have him captain of my team. He has the bearing of a gentleman, the forbearance of a true sportsman, and the ideal temperament of the fighting athlete, ever determined, never dismayed, always strong with a persistent smile to help out. As a captain, he would be a credit and ornament to any team.”<ref> Newspapers.com: The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Ga. June 4, 1905-page.</ref> [[1905 College Baseball All-Southern Team]] [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5807179/heisman_picks_his_1905_all_southern/ heisman_picks_his_1905_all_southern The Atlanta Constitution, 04 Jun 1905, Sun, Page 3]