Spencer Armstrong Pumpelly (April 11, 1893 – December 5, 1973) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Pumpelly played in one game for the Washington Senators against the St. Louis Browns on July 11, 1925. He entered in the bottom of the 6th inning, with the Senators trailing the Browns 2–9, and allowed a home run to Marty McManus, walked Baby Doll Jacobson, induced a pop-out from Pinky Hargrave, and induced a 6-4 double-play from Gene Robertson to end the inning.[1] Pumpelly played college baseball at Yale University until he was suspended from the school's athletics program due to questions about his amateur status.[2]
| Spencer Pumpelly | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 11, 1893 Owego, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: July 11, 1973 (aged 80) Sayre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 11, 1925, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 11, 1925, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games pitched | 1 |
| Innings pitched | 1.0 |
| Batters faced | 4 |
| Teams | |
References edit
- ^ "Washington Senators at St. Louis Browns Box Score, July 11, 1925 | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ "An Eli Makes the Senators". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 16 July 1925. p. 22. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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