Eddie Rommel
American baseball player (1897–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin Americus Rommel (September 13, 1897 – August 26, 1970) was an American baseball player, coach, and umpire who played as a right-handed pitcher and in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire playing career (1920–1932) with the Philadelphia Athletics. He is considered to be one of the earlier adaptors of the modern knuckleball[1].[2]
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Eddie Rommel | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1897-09-13)September 13, 1897 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Died: August 26, 1970(1970-08-26) (aged 72) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1920, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 17, 1932, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 171–119 |
Earned run average | 3.54 |
Strikeouts | 599 |
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