Dana Fillingim (November 6, 1893 – February 3, 1961) was a

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. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies. Fillingim's key pitch was the

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, and he was one of the pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1921.James, Bill and Neyer, Rob.
The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers
' (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 203. His best season was in 1921, when he was 15-10 with the Boston Braves. He was a good hitting pitcher in his 8-year major league career, recording a .209

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(77-for-368) with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Fillingim was a good fielding pitcher in the majors, posting a .983 fielding percentage with only 6 errors in 350 chances, which was 26 points higher than the league average at his position.

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