Dick Mulligan
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Richard Charles Mulligan
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 167 lb.
- Debut September 24, 1941
- Final Game May 4, 1947
- Born March 18, 1918 in Swoyersville, PA USA
- Died December 15, 1992 in Victoria, TX USA
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Pennsylvania native Dick Mulligan spent five active seasons in professional baseball from 1939 to 1948. Dick made his debut in the Major Leagues with the Washington Senators on September 24, 1941 and spent time with both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves in 1946, finishing up his Major League Career with the Braves in 1947. Mulligan ended these partial three years of his time in the Show with a 3-3 record and a 4.44 ERA while pitching 81 innings in 25 appearances.
Mulligan also had five partial seasons in the minor leagues in this 1939 to 1948 time span. Dick put together 48 wins and 41 losses with a 3.23 ERA while pitching 781 innings in 143 games. He pitched in every class league there was at this time, with seven teams in six leagues. Dick's best numbers came early, in 1940, when he went 16-8 with a 2.25 ERA for the Federalsburg A's of the class D Eastern Shore League.
Mulligan served four years (1942-1945) in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. After baseball, he was district manager for Houston American Life Insurance in Victoria, TX. He also sold sporting goods there and worked three years for a local radio station. Mulligan died at his home in Victoria on December 15, 1992. He was 74 years of age.
