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After attending the University of Rochester, Mogridge won 20 games in three of his first five minor league seasons.
He made his big-league debut with the White Sox in 1911, pitching parts of two seasons for Chicago before his contract was sold to the Yankees in 1915.
It was in the Big Apple that Mogridge emerged as a star.
He pitched the first no-hitter in Yankees history, blanking the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on April 24, 1917.
Mogridge had his best season in 1918, when he posted a record of 16-13 with a 2.18 earned run average. He also led the league with 45 games pitched.
His 2.73 ERA in his six years with New York is one of the five best ERAs for a Yankee pitcher in the 20th century.
But his best years in the big leagues came after a trade to the Washington Senators.
He won 18 games in 1921 and again in 1922, besting teammate and future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson each time.
Mogridge started and won Game 4 of the 1924 World Series against the New York Giants, but he saved his team from disaster with an emergency relief appearance in the decisive seventh game.
