Dave Hoskins

Dave Hoskins
Pitcher
Born: August 3, 1925(1925-08-03) Greenwood, Mississippi
Died: April 2, 1970(1970-04-02) (aged 44) Flint, Michigan
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1953 for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1954 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	9–4
Earned run average	3.81
Innings pitched	139⅓
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1953–1954)

David Taylor Hoskins (August 3, 1925 — April 2, 1970) was an American professional baseball player: a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 26 games for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball during the 1953 season and 14 games during the 1954 campaign.

Hoskins' professional career began in the Negro Leagues and continued from 1949–1960 in minor and Major League baseball. In 139⅓ Major League innings, Hoskins allowed 131 hits and 48 bases on balls. He struck out 64. He won 22 games for the Dallas Eagles of the Double-A Texas League in 1952; then, six years later, he won 17 more for the renamed Dallas Rangers in the same circuit.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Hoskins, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	August 3, 1925
Place of birth	Greenwood, Mississippi
Date of death	April 2, 1970
Place of death	Flint, Michigan