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.

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 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.

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