John Michael Kume is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player. He was a right-handed pitcher

Pitcher

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 who debuted with the Kansas City Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 during the season.

Kume stood 6 in 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88.5 kg). He made his Major League debut at age 29 after spending eight seasons in the Athletics' farm system, signing with them in 1948 when they were still based in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. As a Major Leaguer, he allowed 35 hits

Hit (baseball)

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, 15 bases on balls, and 21 earned runs in 23⅔ innings, striking out

Strikeout

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 seven.

His pro career lasted 12 seasons (and 734 minor league

Minor league baseball

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games), all in the Athletics' organization.