Craig Day

Craig Day
Pitcher
Born: (1884-03-17)March 17, 1884
Jasper, Georgia, U.S.
Died: (1963-02-28)February 28, 1963
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
debut
1903, Georgia Tech
Last appearance
1906, Georgia Tech
Career statistics
Strikeouts203
Shutouts6

Craig Clarence Day (March 17, 1884 – February 28, 1963) was an American college baseball and college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Later he was a Knoxville businessman.

A pitcher on the baseball team from 1903 to 1906, his 12 complete games in 1905 and 6 career shutouts is still a record. He posted a record of 24–8. He beat Arthur Bradsher of Trinity in 1905 in what was dubbed the "greatest game in Dixie" before the 1908 Nashville v. New Orleans game. He and Ed Lafitte were teammates at Tech. Day was also an outfielder, selected All-Southern at the position in 1904.

Day was an end on coach John Heisman's football team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1962.

References

  1. 1 2 "Article clipped from Pickens County Progress". Pickens County Progress. June 7, 1962. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Tech Baseball Records".
  3. ↑ "John Heisman speaks of Arthur Bradsher after Georgia Tech's 12th inning victory over Trinity". The Atlanta Constitution. April 11, 1905. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "All-Southern Team Picked By Heisman". Atlanta Journal. May 27, 1904. p. 16. Retrieved December 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "The Delta of Sigma Nu Fraternity". 1905.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)