Phil Douglas

Full Name: Phillip Brooks Douglas	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/190	First Game: August 30, 1912
Birthdate: June 17, 1890	Final Game: July 30, 1922
Birthplace: Cedartown, Georgia	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: August 1, 1952
Deathplace: Sequatchie, Tennessee
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Phillip Brooks Douglas (June 17, 1890 in Cedartown, Georgia - August 1, 1952) was an American baseball player.

Douglas originally signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1912, but soon landed with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1915, he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers, then to the Chicago Cubs. He was a talented pitcher, but unfortunately drank too much.

In 1919, he was signed by the New York Giants. John McGraw had some luck in keeping Douglas' drinking under control. In 1920, had a 14-10 record and outstanding 2.71 ERA. Following the season, the spitball was banned but nine players, including Douglas, were allowed to continue using the pitch.

Douglas's best year was in 1921, when he won 15 games in the regular season with an ERA of 2.08. He then won two games in the 1921 World Series to help earn the Giants a world championship.

In 1922, he was performing well on the field with eleven wins and a league leading 2.63 ERA. After a quarrel with Douglas, McGraw suspended Douglas and fined him $100.

Shortly after he was suspended and while drunk, Douglas sent the following letter to Les Mann of the St. Louis Cardinals:

I want to leave here but I want some inducement. I don't want this guy to win the pennant and I feel if I stay here I will win it for him. If you want to send a man over here with the goods, I will leave for home on next train. I will go down to fishing camp and stay there.

The letter found its way to Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Landis banned Douglas from baseball for life.

On August 1, 1952, Douglas died in Sequatchie, Tennessee, and was buried in Tracy City, Tennessee.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1912	CHI	A	3	1	0	1	7.30	7	17	10	0	0	0	12.1	21	0	6	0	0
1914	CIN	N	45	25	11	18	2.56	121	111	68	13	0	1	239.1	186	7	92	4	11
1915	CIN	N	8	7	1	5	5.40	29	35	28	0	0	0	46.2	53	0	23	1	0
1915	CHI	N	4	4	1	1	2.16	18	9	6	2	1	0	25	17	0	7	0	1
1915	BRO	N	20	13	5	5	2.62	63	45	34	5	1	0	116.2	104	1	17	3	5
1915	TOT	N	32	24	7	11	3.25	110	89	68	7	2	0	188.1	174	1	47	4	6
1917	CHI	N	51	37	14	20	2.55	151	123	83	20	5	1	293.1	269	13	50	11	6
1918	CHI	N	25	19	10	9	2.13	51	57	37	11	2	2	156.2	145	2	31	2	1
1919	NY	N	8	6	2	4	2.10	21	22	12	4	0	0	51.1	53	0	6	0	1
1919	CHI	N	25	19	10	6	2.00	63	52	36	8	4	0	161.2	133	0	34	3	2
1919	TOT	N	33	25	12	10	2.03	84	74	48	12	4	0	213	186	0	40	3	3
1920	NY	N	46	21	14	10	2.71	71	84	68	10	3	2	226	225	6	55	4	2
1921	NY	N	40	27	15	10	4.22	55	119	104	13	3	2	221.2	266	17	55	4	2
1922	NY	N	24	21	11	4	2.63	33	56	46	9	1	0	157.2	154	6	35	3	4
Total	NL		296	199	94	92	2.77	676	713	522	95	20	8	1696	1605	52	405	35	35
Total	AL		3	1	0	1	7.30	7	17	10	0	0	0	12.1	21	0	6	0	0
Total			299	200	94	93	2.80	683	730	532	95	20	8	1708.1	1626	52	411	35	35

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	SB	CS	AVG
1912	CHI	A	P	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	.833
1914	CIN	N	P	45	0	0	7	54	6	0	0	0	.910
1915	CIN	N	P	8	0	0	2	12	1	0	0	0	.933
1915	CHI	N	P	4	0	0	0	8	2	1	0	0	.800
1915	BRO	N	P	20	0	0	3	31	1	2	0	0	.971
1915	TOT	N	P	32	0	0	5	51	4	3	0	0	.933
1917	CHI	N	P	51	0	0	9	102	7	3	0	0	.941
1918	CHI	N	P	25	0	0	4	61	2	3	0	0	.970
1919	NY	N	P	8	0	0	4	13	0	0	0	0	1.000
1919	CHI	N	P	25	0	0	3	70	2	1	0	0	.973
1919	TOT	N	P	33	0	0	7	83	2	1	0	0	.978
1920	NY	N	P	46	0	0	11	65	3	3	0	0	.962
1921	NY	N	P	40	27	221.2	5	64	3	3	0	0	.958
1922	NY	N	P	24	21	157.2	13	36	4	2	13	5	.925
Total			P	299	48	379.1	61	521	32	18	13	5	.948

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1912	CHI	A	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1914	CIN	N	45	73	5	10	0	5	.137	.171	.164	2	0	2	20	1	4	0	0
1915	CIN	N	8	17	2	2	0	0	.118	.167	.118	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
1915	CHI	N	4	8	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
1915	BRO	N	20	39	2	6	0	3	.154	.154	.179	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0
1915	TOT	N	32	64	4	8	0	3	.125	.138	.141	1	0	1	17	0	0	0	0
1917	CHI	N	51	87	3	11	0	3	.126	.156	.149	0	1	3	18	0	7	0	0
1918	CHI	N	25	55	2	14	0	5	.255	.255	.273	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	0
1919	NY	N	8	15	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
1919	CHI	N	25	51	3	8	0	3	.157	.173	.196	2	0	1	10	0	3	0	0
1919	TOT	N	33	66	3	8	0	3	.121	.134	.152	2	0	1	12	0	4	0	0
1920	NY	N	46	73	6	11	0	1	.151	.162	.151	0	0	1	18	0	2	0	0
1921	NY	N	40	81	7	16	1	10	.198	.226	.259	2	0	3	12	0	5	1	0
1922	NY	N	24	58	4	12	1	5	.207	.220	.293	0	1	0	13	1	1	0	2
Total	NL		296	557	34	90	2	35	.162	.181	.194	8	2	11	115	2	25	1	2
Total	AL		3	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			299	559	34	90	2	35	.161	.180	.193	8	2	11	115	2	26	1	2

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Brooklyn Robins (June 13, 1915).
Sold by Brooklyn Robins to Chicago Cubs (September 8, 1915).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Giants in exchange for Dave Robertson (July 25, 1919).

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