Earl Whitehill

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Earl Oliver Whitehill

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Weight 174 lb.

• Debut September 15, 1923
• Final Game September 30, 1939
• Born February 7, 1899 in Cedar Rapids, IA USA
• Died October 22, 1954 in Omaha, NE USA

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Earl Whitehill had a distinguished major league career, winning 218 games. He originally came up to the 1923 Detroit Tigers under player-manager Ty Cobb, and ended his career as the oldest player in the National League in 1939 with the 1939 Chicago Cubs, where his catcher was 38-year-old Gabby Hartnett.

Whitehill was described as handsome, rugged, and fiery. He won 74 games in the minors before coming up to the Tigers. After his playing days, he coached for the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Whitehill was a special baseball sales rep for the A. G. Spalding from 1946 until his passing. He was killed in a crash by a car that went through a stop sign.

One source: Des Moines Register article about Earl Whitehill

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