Fred Heimach
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Frederick Amos Heimach born in Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
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, was a Major League Baseball
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 pitcher
Pitcher
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 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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 (1920–26), Boston Red Sox
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 (1926), New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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 (1928–29) and Brooklyn Robins/Brooklyn Dodgers
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 (1930–33). He helped the Yankees win the 1928 World Series
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In 13 seasons he had a 62-69 Win-Loss record, 296 Games, 127 Games Started, 56 Complete Games, 5 Shutouts, 104 Games Finished, 7 Saves, 1,288 ⅔ Innings Pitched, 1,510 Hits Allowed, 755 Runs Allowed, 639 Earned Runs Allowed, 64 Home Runs Allowed, 360 Walks Allowed, 334 Strikeouts, 27 Hit Batsmen, 14 Wild Pitches, 5,674 Batters Faced, 4 Balks and a 4.46 ERA. He died in Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
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at the age of 72.

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