Joe Kohlman

Kohlman started his professional baseball career in 1935, at the age of 22, for Beckley of the Middle Atlantic League. He went 6-10. Two years later, he had moved down to the Class D Eastern Shore League with the Salisbury Indians. This team became famous for having 21 wins forfeited in the middle of the season, only to come back to win the pennant.\n', '

Kohlman was the ace of the pitching staff. In his first start, he took a loss. He then proceeded to win his last 25 decisions of the regular season, clinching the pennant for Salisbury with a no-hitter on September 2. He went 2-1 in the playoffs and won the final game of the championship series with another no-hitter. He led the ESL in wins, strikeouts, and shutouts, and his earned run average was unofficially reported as 1.18. He was also named to the league all-star team and won the Baltimore News-Post\'s trophy as the Eastern Shore…