Francis Montgomery "Tommy" Atkins (December 9, 1887 – May 7, 1956) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

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. Atkins made one start for the

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in 1909 and a further 15 appearances (four starts) during 1910. According to the 1911 ''Reach Guide'', Atkins had a key pitch called the "fingernail fling".Neyer, Rob and James, Bill.
The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers
' (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 122.

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1887 births 1956 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players Atlanta Crackers players Baseball players from Nebraska People from Ponca, Nebraska {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub