Alexander Boyd McColl Red"(March 29, 1894 – February 6, 1991) was a

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who played for the Washington Senators in and . McColl made his MLB debut at the age of 39, one of 8 pitchers in MLB history to debut at 39 or older. He played for 18 seasons in the

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, never above Double-A, before making his major league debut. In his fifth career game, McColl recorded two perfect innings in Game 2 of the

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