Hall of Athletic Honor
He coached baseball at Gettysburg for 35 years, beginning in 1912. During that time his teams won 279 games, lost 175, tied six and compiled a winning percentage of .615. While capturing numerous Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Baseball League crowns. No fewer than 20 of his Bullet players went on to careers in professional baseball.
He was the brother of baseball Hall of Famer, Eddie Plank. Like his brother, he got started in professional baseball in 1903 with the Norwich professionals of the Connecticut League. In 1907 he was drafted by the New York Americans (later the Yankees) and sent to Jersey City, N.J., where he won 26 games as a pitcher and batted a hefty 302. When his professional career came to a standstill in 1912, he decided to take over the baseball fortunes at Gettysburg.
