Dana Fillingim
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] His best season was in 1921, when he was 15-10 with the Boston Braves.
| Dana Fillingim | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 6, 1893 Columbus, Georgia | |||
| Died: February 3, 1961 (aged 67) Tuskegee, Alabama | |||
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| 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 | |||
He was a good hitting pitcher in his 8-year major league career, recording a .209 batting average (77-for-368) with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Fillingim was a good fielding pitcher in the majors, posting a .983 fielding percentage with only 6 errors in 350 chances, which was 26 points higher than the league average at his position.
References
- "Dana Fillingim Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 203.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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