Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jack Edward Baldschun was a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres. Originally signed by the Washington Senators out of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1956, the right-handed pitcher was selected by the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft on November 28, 1960. After learning how to throw the screwball, Baldschun finally made it to the majors as a 24-year-old rookie in 1961. In a season in which the ballclub endured both a fourth straight last-place finish with a major league-worst 47 107 mark and a 23-game losing streak in August that still stands as a record, he led all National League pitchers with 65 appearances and was the only Phillie to end the campaign with a winning tally