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
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 record47–73
Earned run average3.56
Strikeouts270
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

  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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