Phil Marchildon
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Philip Joseph "Babe" Marchildon (October 25, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was a Canadian Major League Baseball
pitcher
.
Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario
, Marchildon pitched 1,214 innings
with a record of 68 wins and 75 losses and a career ERA
of 3.93 for the Philadelphia Athletics
and the Boston Red Sox
from 1940 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1950.
During World War II he served in the Canadian Air Force as a tail gunner. He was a prisoner of war for nine months.
Marchildon was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
in 1983. He died in Toronto in 1997 at age 83.
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...
.
Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Marchildon pitched 1,214 innings
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
with a record of 68 wins and 75 losses and a career 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 3.93 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
and the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
from 1940 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1950.
During World War II he served in the Canadian Air Force as a tail gunner. He was a prisoner of war for nine months.
Marchildon was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum is a museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. The museums commemorates great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada.-History:...
in 1983. He died in Toronto in 1997 at age 83.
External links
- baseballlibrary.com entry
- Phil Marchildon at Find a GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...
- Phil Marchildon of the Royal Canadian Air Force
- The Baseball Biography Project entry
- Baseball Almanac