- Marv Goodwin
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Marvin Mardo Goodwin (January 16, 1891, in Gordonsville, Virginia - October 21, 1925, in Houston, Texas), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1916-1925. He would play for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. Goodwin was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920.
He died in Houston, Texas, after crash-landing his airplane in a training exercise with the Army Air Force Reserve.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1891 births
- 1925 deaths
- People from Gordonsville, Virginia
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Virginia
- Cincinnati Reds players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Washington Senators players
- Minor league baseball players
- Dallas Giants players
- Houston Buffaloes players
- Martinsburg Blue Sox players
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States
- Accidental deaths in Texas
- American baseball pitcher, 1890s births stubs
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