Dave Hoskins | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. | August 3, 1917|
Died: April 2, 1970 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 52)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
NgL: 1942, for the Cincinnati Clowns | |
MLB: April 18, 1953, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 21, 1954, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 9–4 |
Earned run average | 3.81 |
Innings pitched | 139+1⁄3 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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David Will Hoskins (August 3, 1917 – April 2, 1970) was an American professional baseball player: a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 26 games for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball during the 1953 season and 14 games during the 1954 campaign. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, he moved to Flint, Michigan, shortly after graduating from high school in Highlandale in 1935. In Flint, he became an autoworker at General Motors and played semiprofessional baseball.[1]
Hoskins batted left-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).