Vic Aldridge

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Victor Aldridge (October 25, 1893, Indian Springs, Indiana – April 17, 1973, Terre Haute, Indiana) was a professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants.

Aldridge was a dependable second or third starter throughout most of his career. He spent 1917 and 1918 with the Chicago Cubs and then joined the U.S. Navy. He returned to the Cubs in 1922 and won at least 15 games in the next three seasons. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates after the 1924 season. The next year, he won 15 games and had his finest moment in the postseason when he pitched two complete game victories against the Washington Senators as the Pirates won the World Series.

After winning 15 games again in 1927, Aldridge expected a raise, but instead Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss traded him to the New York Giants. He held out for much of the year of the year and was out of shape and pitched poorly when he returned. After the season, he was sent to the Brooklyn Dodgers, but he refused to report and retired instead.

After his playing career ended, Aldridge became a lawyer and served in the Indiana state senate from 1937 to 1948.

Aldridge was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame on January 19, 2007 as its 131st member. His granddaughter, Mary Turner, and grandson, Vic Aldridge III, accepted the award on his behalf.

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