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 | |
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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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