Dana Fillingim

Dana Fillingim
Dana Fillingim
	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
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1915); Boston Braves (1918–1923); Philadelphia Phillies (1925);

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.

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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[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.