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Doc Amole
Pitcher
Born: (1874-01-01)January 1, 1874
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Died: March 9, 1912(1912-03-09) (aged 33)
Wilmington, Delaware
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 19, 1897, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
May 17, 1898, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Win–loss record4–10
Earned run average4.75
Strikeouts30
Teams

Morris George "Doc" Amole (January 1, 1874 – March 9, 1912) was a

strikeouts in 18 games, 12 starts. In those 12 starts, 10 were complete games. Amole also played in the minor leagues with the Class-A Wilmington Peaches (1896), the Class-B Reading Actives (1897), the Class-A Buffalo Bisons (1898–1903) and the Class-A Providence Grays (1903–1904). Over his career in the minors, Amole compiled a record of 108–137 in 227 games. As a member of the American League Buffalo Bisons in 1900, a year before the league turned major, Amole threw a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers
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Professional career

Early career

In 1896, Amole began his

wins.[4] Amole started the 1897 season with the Class-B Reading Actives. He went 12–22 with a 1.75 ERA, 74 strikeouts, 31 complete games and two shutouts in 36 games, all starts. Amole was third in the Atlantic League in losses that season.[5]

Major League Baseball

During the 1897 season, Amole joined the

Washington Senators in exchange for Doc McJames, Dan McGann and Gene DeMontreville.[8]
When he made his debut with the Senators, Amole was again the youngest player in the National League at the age of 19. In 1897, Amole went 0–6 with a 7.84 ERA, four complete games and 11 strikeouts in seven games, five starts.

Later career

Amole joined the Class-A Buffalo Bisons in 1898 playing 24 games with them, going 11–11 with 21 complete games and one shutout. Amole did not play professional baseball in 1899, but did return to the Bisons in 1900. On Opening Day in 1900, Amole pitched a no-hitter, making it the first one thrown in American League history.[9] There was a claim that Amole had thrown the first Opening Day no-hitter in Major League Baseball history, but since the American League was a minor league at the time, the claim is not true.[10] During the 1900 season, Amole went 22–22 with 35 complete games, two shutouts in 47 games, 41 starts. Amongst fellow American League pitchers that season, Amole was second in wins and losses.[11] Amole continued playing with the Bisons in 1901, going 11–25 in 37 games. Amole was first in the Eastern League, which the Bisons became affiliated with after the American League became a part of Major League Baseball, in losses that season.[12] In 1903 with Buffalo, Amole went 14–12 in 28 games. Amole split the 1904 season between the Bisons and the Class-A Providence Grays. Between the two team, Amole went 8–10. During his final season in professional baseball in 1904, Amole played with the Grays, going 8–11.

Death

Amole was found dead on the floor of his room at a boarding house in Wilmington, Delaware on March 9, 1912. The cause of death was officially determined to be pulmonary arrest due to congestion of the lungs.

References

General references
  1. "Doc Amole Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  2. "Doc Amole Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
Inline citations
  1. ISBN 0-87972-678-4
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  2. ISBN 978-0-8032-2981-5
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  3. ISBN 0-7864-1811-7
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  4. ^ "1896 Atlantic League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  5. ^ "1897 Atlantic League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  6. ISBN 0-8093-2619-1
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  7. ^ "1897 Baltimore Orioles Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  8. ISBN 0-8032-5925-5
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  9. ISBN 978-0-7864-3013-0
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  10. ISBN 1-4191-1425-5
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  11. ^ "1900 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  12. ^ "1901 Eastern League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2010.

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