Dave Cole

This article is about the baseball player. For the artist, see Dave Cole (artist).

David Bruce Cole
Pitcher
Born: August 29, 1930(1930-08-29) Williamsport, Maryland
Died: October 26, 2011(2011-10-26) (aged 81) Williamsport, Maryland
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1950 for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 1955 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Pitching record	6-18
Strikeouts	119
ERA	4.94
Teams
Boston Braves (1950 – 1952) Milwaukee Braves (1953) Chicago Cubs (1954) Philadelphia Phillies (1955)

David Bruce Cole (August 29, 1930 - October 26, 2011) was an American professional baseball player who played six Major league seasons between 1950 and 1955. Born in Williamsport, Maryland, Cole was known as one of the "wildest" pitchers with a career BB/9 of 7.556^[1] He achieved the notable feat of recording three outs without throwing a single strike while pitching for the Boston Braves in 1952 in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies.^[2] Cole spent four years with the Braves, following the team from Boston to Milwaukee before spending a season with the Chicago Cubs. From the Cubs, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Roy Smalley. Upon his trade to Philadelphia in 1955, he is said to have remarked: "That's too bad; they're the only team I can beat."^[3] In fact four of his six career victories came against the Phillies. Coincidentally, the two players died within four days of each other.

References

1. ^ Lewis, Allen (1980), "These Were the Major League's Wildest Pitchers", Baseball Digest 39 (4): 60 
2. ^ Keane, Clif (1951), "Ball 'n' Phils Miss Plate", Baseball Digest 10 (11): 34 
3. ^ Koster, Rich (1985), "Notable Quotes from Baseball", Baseball Digest 44 (8): 31 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Cole, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	August 29, 1930
Place of birth	Williamsport, Maryland
Date of death	October 26, 2011
Place of death	Williamsport, Maryland