Fred Applegate
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Frederick Romaine Applegate (May 9, 1879 – April 21, 1968) was a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 in 1904 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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. Between September 30 and October 10, he started and completed three games, winning 1 and losing 2 with an ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 of 6.43. His lone major league win came against the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
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 in his third and final start. The score was 7-6.

A good hitter and fielder during his brief time in the big leagues, he batted .286 (2-for-7) and handled eight chances
Total chances
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 without making an error
Error (baseball)
In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.The term ...

.

A native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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, he died in his hometown at the age of 88.

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