Dana Fillingim

American baseball player (1893-1961)
Baseball player
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
  • 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.

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.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)


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