Albert Sima (October 7, 1921 – August 17, 1993) was an American

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. He appeared in exactly 100

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(MLB) games over four seasons with the Washington Senators (1950–1951; 1953),

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(1954), and Philadelphia Athletics (1954). On September 19, 1954, Sima was the last pitcher to take the mound for his Philadelphia Athletics in the final home game in their 54-year franchise history in

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, hurling a scoreless ninth inning at

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, which was previously named

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. It was also Sima's last game in the Major Leagues. Of Sima's 100 appearances, 30 came as a starting pitcher. In innings pitched, he allowed 343 hits, 158

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s and 132 bases on balls. He recorded 111 strikeouts, four complete games and four saves, winning 11 of 32 decisions and compiling an

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of 4.61. Sima's professional career extended over 16 seasons, being interrupted in 1944–1945 by service in the

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/ref> Most of his career was spent in minor league baseball in the organizations of the Senators and New York Giants, playing for eight seasons as a member of Washington's Double-A affiliate, the

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of the

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. He retired in 1959.

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