William Henry ("Wee Willie") Dammann (August 9, 1872 – December 6, 1948) was an American left-handed

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. A native of

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, he played for three seasons in Major League Baseball, all of them with the

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. His major league debut was in and he last appeared in the Majors in . In his three seasons, he went 24–15 in 60 games where, starting 38 games and completing 26 with four shutouts. On July 9, 1902, Dammann, pitching for the

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, pitched a 5-inning

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against the

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at Athletic Park in Nashville.

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