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Phil Douglas

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Full Name: Phillip Brooks Douglas Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/190 First Game: August 30, 1912
Birthdate: June 17, 1890 Final Game: July 30, 1922
Birthplace: Cedartown, Georgia MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: August 1, 1952
Deathplace: Sequatchie, Tennessee
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Phillip Brooks Douglas (June 17, 1890 in Cedartown, Georgia - August 1, 1952) was an American baseball player.

Douglas originally signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1912, but soon landed with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1915, he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers, then to the Chicago Cubs. He was a talented pitcher, but unfortunately drank too much.

In 1919, he was signed by the New York Giants. John McGraw had some luck in keeping Douglas' drinking under control. In 1920, had a 14-10 record and outstanding 2.71 ERA. Following the season, the spitball was banned but nine players, including Douglas, were allowed to continue using the pitch.

Douglas's best year was in 1921, when he won 15 games in the regular season with an ERA of 2.08. He then won two games in the 1921 World Series to help earn the Giants a world championship.

In 1922, he was performing well on the field with eleven wins and a league leading 2.63 ERA. After a quarrel with Douglas, McGraw suspended Douglas and fined him $100.

Shortly after he was suspended and while drunk, Douglas sent the following letter to Les Mann of the St. Louis Cardinals:

I want to leave here but I want some inducement. I don't want this guy to win the pennant and I feel if I stay here I will win it for him. If you want to send a man over here with the goods, I will leave for home on next train. I will go down to fishing camp and stay there.

The letter found its way to Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Landis banned Douglas from baseball for life.

On August 1, 1952, Douglas died in Sequatchie, Tennessee, and was buried in Tracy City, Tennessee.


[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1912 CHI A 3 1 0 1 7.30 7 17 10 0 0 0 12.1 21 0 6 0 0 0
1914 CIN N 45 25 11 18 2.56 121 111 68 13 0 1 239.1 186 7 92 0 4 11
1915 CIN N 8 7 1 5 5.40 29 35 28 0 0 0 46.2 53 0 23 0 1 0
1915 CHI N 4 4 1 1 2.16 18 9 6 2 1 0 25 17 0 7 0 0 1
1915 BRO N 20 13 5 5 2.62 63 45 34 5 1 0 116.2 104 1 17 0 3 5
1915 TOT N 32 24 7 11 3.25 110 89 68 7 2 0 188.1 174 1 47 0 4 6
1917 CHI N 51 37 14 20 2.55 151 123 83 20 5 1 293.1 269 13 50 0 11 6
1918 CHI N 25 19 10 9 2.13 51 57 37 11 2 2 156.2 145 2 31 0 2 1
1919 NY N 8 6 2 4 2.10 21 22 12 4 0 0 51.1 53 0 6 0 0 1
1919 CHI N 25 19 10 6 2.00 63 52 36 8 4 0 161.2 133 0 34 0 3 2
1919 TOT N 33 25 12 10 2.03 84 74 48 12 4 0 213 186 0 40 0 3 3
1920 NY N 46 21 14 10 2.71 71 84 68 10 3 2 226 225 6 55 0 4 2
1921 NY N 40 27 15 10 4.22 55 119 104 13 3 2 221.2 266 17 55 0 4 2
1922 NY N 24 21 11 4 2.63 33 56 46 9 1 0 157.2 154 6 35 0 3 4
Total NL 296 199 94 92 2.77 676 713 522 95 20 8 1696 1605 52 405 0 35 35
Total AL 3 1 0 1 7.30 7 17 10 0 0 0 12.1 21 0 6 0 0 0
Total 299 200 94 93 2.80 683 730 532 95 20 8 1708.1 1626 52 411 0 35 35

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1912 CHI A P 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1914 CIN N P 45 0 0 7 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .910
1915 CIN N P 8 0 0 2 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1915 CHI N P 4 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1915 BRO N P 20 0 0 3 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1915 TOT N P 32 0 0 5 51 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1917 CHI N P 51 0 0 9 102 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1918 CHI N P 25 0 0 4 61 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1919 NY N P 8 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1919 CHI N P 25 0 0 3 70 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1919 TOT N P 33 0 0 7 83 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1920 NY N P 46 0 0 11 65 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1921 NY N P 40 27 221.2 5 64 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1922 NY N P 24 21 157.2 13 36 4 2 0 0 13 5 0 .925
Total P 299 48 379.1 61 521 32 18 0 0 13 5 0 .948

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1912 CHI A 3 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1914 CIN N 45 73 5 10 0 5 .137 .171 .164 2 0 2 20 1 4 0 0 0
1915 CIN N 8 17 2 2 0 0 .118 .167 .118 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
1915 CHI N 4 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BRO N 20 39 2 6 0 3 .154 .154 .179 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
1915 TOT N 32 64 4 8 0 3 .125 .138 .141 1 0 1 17 0 0 0 0 0
1917 CHI N 51 87 3 11 0 3 .126 .156 .149 0 1 3 18 0 7 0 0 0
1918 CHI N 25 55 2 14 0 5 .255 .255 .273 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
1919 NY N 8 15 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
1919 CHI N 25 51 3 8 0 3 .157 .173 .196 2 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 0
1919 TOT N 33 66 3 8 0 3 .121 .134 .152 2 0 1 12 0 4 0 0 0
1920 NY N 46 73 6 11 0 1 .151 .162 .151 0 0 1 18 0 2 0 0 0
1921 NY N 40 81 7 16 1 10 .198 .226 .259 2 0 3 12 0 5 1 0 0
1922 NY N 24 58 4 12 1 5 .207 .220 .293 0 1 0 13 1 1 0 0 2
Total NL 296 557 34 90 2 35 .162 .181 .194 8 2 11 115 2 25 1 0 2
Total AL 3 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 299 559 34 90 2 35 .161 .180 .193 8 2 11 115 2 26 1 0 2

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Brooklyn Robins (June 13, 1915).
  • Sold by Brooklyn Robins to Chicago Cubs (September 8, 1915).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Giants in exchange for Dave Robertson (July 25, 1919).

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