| John Lewis Dodge | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:J_dodge.jpg) John Dodge playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1913. | |
| Third base | |
| Born: April 27, 1893 Bolivar, Mississippi | |
| Died: June 19, 1916 (aged 23) 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 |
| Hits | 90 |
| Runs | 38 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 48 |
| Teams | |
John Lewis Dodge (April 27, 1893 – 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 face by a pitch in a minor league baseball game.[2]
- ^ a b "John Dodge". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.). McFarland. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9780786479320.