Melvin Allys "Bert" Gallia (October 14, 1891 – March 19, 1976) was a

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from 1912 to 1920. He played for the Washington Senators,

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, and

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. Gallia grew up in Woodsboro, Texas. As an 18-year-old student at St. Louis College (later St. Mary's University) in San Antonio in 1909, Gallia became famed for striking out

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in an exhibition game held at the St. Louis College campus.http://www.stmarytx.edu/gold&blue/content/2009/spring2009/baseball.html

References

Chicoine, Stephen, article on Bert Gallia's baseball career from Southwestern Historical Quarterly at www.freedomhistory.com

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1891 births 1976 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players St. Louis Browns players St. Mary's Rattlers baseball players Philadelphia Phillies players Baseball players from Texas Beeville Orange Growers players Laredo Bermudas players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players People from Refugio County, Texas People from Devine, Texas Sportspeople from Greater San Antonio People from Beeville, Texas {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub