Dana Fillingim

Dana Fillingim
Pitcher
Born: (1893-11-06)November 6, 1893
Columbus, Georgia
Died: February 3, 1961(1961-02-03) (aged 67)
Tuskegee, Alabama
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 1915, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 12, 1925, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 47–73
Earned run average 3.56
Strikeouts 270
Teams

Dana Fillingim (November 6, 1893 – February 3, 1961) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies.[1] Fillingim's key pitch was the spitball, and he was one of the pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1921.[2]

References

  1. "Dana Fillingim Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 203.

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