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Howard Jonathan Ehmke (April 24, 1894 – March 17, 1959) was a major league baseball player from 1916 to 1930. He was born in Silver Creek, New York. In 1915, he played for Buffalo in the Federal League before the league folded. He then played for three American League teams: The Detroit Tigers (1916–1917 & 1919–1922); the Boston Red Sox (1922–1926); and the Philadelphia Athletics (1926–1930). Highlights of his career include:

Pitching a no-hitter for the Red Sox against the Athletics on September 7, 1923 and following this performance up with a one hitter against the Yankees four days later.

Winning 20 games for the Red Sox in 1923 and winning 19 in 1924.

Leading all of Major League Baseball in innings pitched in 1924 with a total of 315.0 innings.

Winning game 1 of the 1929 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Ehmke, near the end of his career, was a surprise stater for the A's and struck out a then-World Series record 13 batters in a 3-1 win over Chicago.

Howard Ehmke retired from Major League Baseball after the 1930 season with a record of 166-166 and a career ERA of 3.74.

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