Major League Baseball Player. Born in in Sandcut, Indiana, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the Detroit Tigers on April 25, 1939. For fifteen seasons, he played with the Detroit Tigers (1939-51), Boston Red Sox in 1952 and Baltimore Orioles in 1957. He was considered a good hitting pitcher with 205 hits, 20 home runs, 110 runs batted in and a .213 batting average. As a pitcher, he was a member of the All-Star teams of 1944, 1947 and ended his career with 170 wins, 161 losses, 158 complete games, 28 shutouts, 35 saves, 1,256 strikeouts and a 3.23 earned run average. He died of cancer at age 56 in Harvey, Illinois.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in in Sandcut, Indiana, he was a right handed pitcher making his debut with the Detroit Tigers on April 25, 1939. For fifteen seasons, he played with the Detroit Tigers (1939-51), Boston Red Sox in 1952 and Baltimore Orioles in 1957. He was considered a good hitting pitcher with 205 hits, 20 home runs, 110 runs batted in and a .213 batting average. As a pitcher, he was a member of the All-Star teams of 1944, 1947 and ended his career with 170 wins, 161 losses, 158 complete games, 28 shutouts, 35 saves, 1,256 strikeouts and a 3.23 earned run average. He died of cancer at age 56 in Harvey, Illinois.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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