Dizzy Trout
American baseball player (1915-1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Howard "Dizzy" Trout (June 29, 1915 – February 28, 1972) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1939 to 1952, most notably as a member of the Detroit Tigers team that finished either in first or second place in the American League pennant races between 1944 and 1947 and won the 1945 World Series. The two-time All-Star player was the American League wins leader in 1943 and, was the league ERA leader in 1944. In 1957, Trout made a brief comeback attempt at the age of 42 with the Baltimore Orioles. He also played for the Boston Red Sox.
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Dizzy Trout | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1915-06-29)June 29, 1915 Sandcut, Indiana, U.S. | |
Died: February 28, 1972(1972-02-28) (aged 56) Harvey, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1939, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 11, 1957, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 170–161 |
Earned run average | 3.23 |
Strikeouts | 1,256 |
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