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: (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 | |
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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.
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