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    Elmer Griffin Stricklett (August 29, 1876 – June 7, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Chicago...
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    has been popularly credited to a number of individuals, among them Elmer Stricklett and Frank Corridon. Numerous accounts, however, refer to different...
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    community is served by Southern Cloud USD 334 public school district. Elmer Stricklett, baseball player. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information...
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    An early example would be the spitball, which was popularized by Elmer Stricklett in the early 1900s. The spitball was formally banned in 1920, after...
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    began throwing a spitball in the 1904 season, which he learned from Elmer Stricklett, the inventor of the spitball. Chesbro also began working on a "slow...
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  • 1903–1904 Joe Strauss, OF, 1886 Darryl Strawberry, OF, 1991–1993 Elmer Stricklett, P, 1905–1907 Ross Stripling, P, 2016–2020 Joe Stripp, 3B, 1932–1937...
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    Hazelton". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2009. "Elmer Stricklett". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2009. "Jimmy...
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  • three torpedo boats and 800 men. May 29 – Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Elmer Stricklett introduces the "spitball" to major league baseball. May 30 – Japan's...
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  • Charlie Buelow Rockford BA .331 Elmer Stricklett Rock Island-Moline W 14 Byron McKibben Cedar Rapids Runs 47 Elmer Stricklett Rock Island-Moline PCT .933...
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    Preceded by Elmer Stricklett Kaiser Wilhelm Cy Barger Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher 1908 1910 1912–1913 Succeeded by Kaiser Wilhelm...
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    ball; he encouraged pitchers Frank Corridon and Elmer Stricklett to try the technique, and Stricklett was believed to be the first to use the pitch in...
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    Lewis (3) Doc Casey (2) Harry Lumley (4) Billy Maloney (2) Emil Batch Elmer Stricklett 1906 Bill Bergen Doc Gessler John Hummel Phil Lewis (2) Doc Casey Harry...
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  • Weldon Henley Harry McIntire Jim Pastorius Nap Rucker Doc Scanlan Elmer Stricklett Jesse Whiting Catchers Bill Bergen John Butler Jerry Hurley Lew Ritter...
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  • Pittsburgh Pirates in 1910 and for the Chicago Chi-Feds in 1914. June 7 – Elmer Stricklett, 87, pitcher who played from 1904 through 1907 for the Chicago White...
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  • (1899) Russ Scarritt (1936) Boss Schmidt (1903) Al Schweitzer (1921) Elmer Stricklett (1899) Harry Swacina (1909) Bill Sweeney (1904–1905) Phil Weintraub...
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  • Steve Stone John Stoneham Dick Strahs Sammy Strang Monty Stratton Elmer Stricklett Jake Striker Ed Stroud Amos Strunk Eric Stults George Stumpf Tanyon...
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  • Strickland Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20. "Elmer Stricklett Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20. "George...
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  • Pacific Coast League history Bob Spence, MLB player, Chicago White Sox Elmer Stricklett, MLB player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and LA Dodgers Rich...
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  • (1903) Billy Hulen (1903) Harry Maupin (1903) Ike Rockenfield (1903) Elmer Stricklett (1903) George Treadway (1903) Seattle Chinooks players "1903 Seattle...
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  • Gene Snyder (1951) Elmer Stricklett (1898) Paul Stuffel (1947) Lee Tate (1952) Wiley Taylor (1923) Bill Walker (1923) MLB All-Star Elmer Weingartner (1941)...
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    April 1904. That season, he was taught how to throw a spitball by Elmer Stricklett and was able to harness the pitch on his way to 16 wins. In 1905, he...
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    Short, baseball player Shanele Stires, professional basketball player Elmer Stricklett, major league baseball player Kaye Vaughan, professional football player...
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  • Quigley (1909, MGR) Inducted, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Elmer Stricklett (1898) Lon Ury (1913, MGR) Mike Welday (1913, MGR) Salina Blues players...
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  • Knolls Chappie McFarland Harry McIntire Jim Pastorius Doc Scanlan Elmer Stricklett Jesse Whiting Catchers Bill Bergen John Butler Lew Ritter Infielders...
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    the first hit in then-new Fenway Park as a member of the Red Sox. Elmer Stricklett, who played at Santa Clara and made his way to the Major Leagues, is...
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  • Oscar Jones Harry McIntire Fred Mitchell Doc Reisling Doc Scanlan Elmer Stricklett Catchers Bill Bergen Lew Ritter Infielders Charlie Babb Emil Batch...
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  • Tom Dougherty Patsy Flaherty Frank Owen Roy Patterson Frank Smith Elmer Stricklett Ed Walsh Doc White Catchers Claude Berry Mike Heydon Ed McFarland Billy...
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  • Householder (1903) Glenn Liebhardt (1903) Charlie Reilly (1903, MGR) Elmer Stricklett (1903) Grant Thatcher (1903) Jake Thielman (1903) Los Angeles (minor...
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    anti-poverty activist, died of a brain hemorrhage Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Elmer Stricklett introduced the "spitball" to major league baseball, according to one...
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    Preceded by Oscar Jones Brooklyn Superbas Opening Day Starting pitcher 1906 Succeeded by Elmer Stricklett...
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