John Dodge (baseball)

John Lewis Dodge (April 27, 1889  June 19, 1916) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1912 until 1913. He made his debut on August 29, 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on June 3, 1913, and played his last game for the Reds on October 5 of that year.[1] He died in Mobile, Alabama[1] after being hit in the head by a pitch in a minor league baseball game.[2]

John Lewis Dodge
John Dodge playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1913.
Third base
Born: (1889-04-27)April 27, 1889
Bolivar, Tennessee
Died: June 19, 1916(1916-06-19) (aged 27)
Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
August 29, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last appearance
October 5, 1913, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.215
Hits90
Runs38
Home runs4
Runs batted in48
Teams

Fielding and Defense

Dodge was a third baseman, but also played short stop and second base early in his career as a Philadelphia Phillie. After he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Beals Becker, Dodge played all of his games at third base.[1] In 1913, Dodge was third in errors committed by a third baseman in the National League.[3]

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See also

References

  1. "John Dodge". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. Gorman, Robert M.; Weeks, David (2015). Death at the Ballpark: More Than 2,000 Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Baseball, 1862–2014 (2 ed.). pp. 12–13. ISBN 9780786479320.
  3. "1913 NL Fielding Leaders". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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