Ledell Titcomb

Ledell N. Titcomb (August 21, 1866 – June 8, 1950), often referred to by the nickname Cannonball Titcomb, was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for four major league teams from 1886 to 1890.

Baseball career

In 1885, Titcomb started his professional baseball career with the Haverhill, Massachusetts, team of the Eastern New England League.

Titcomb made his major league debut on May 5, 1886, for the Philadelphia Quakers of the National League in a game against the New York Giants. Philadelphia lost, 4–2. Titcomb finished the season with a 0–5 win–loss record in five games started with a 3.73 earned run average (ERA).

Titcomb started the 1887 season with the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association before moving to the Jersey City Skeeters of the International Association and then to the New York Giants of the National League.

In 1888, with the Giants, Titcomb had his major league career-high in wins, going 14–8 with a 2.24 ERA. He was married to Margaret B. Titcomb, and they resided in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After his baseball career was over, Titcomb worked for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation. and in The Sporting News, both of which drew upon the Gazette obituary, repeating the erroneous nickname as well as the factual errors.