Dave Cole (baseball)

David Bruce Cole
David Bruce Cole
	Cole in 1953
	Pitcher
	Born: August 29, 1930; Williamsport, Maryland
	Died: October 26, 2011 (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
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	6–18
Earned run average	4.94
Strikeouts	119
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 pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six seasons, between 1950 and 1955.

Born in Williamsport, Maryland and attended Williamsport High School, Cole was known as one of the "wildest" pitchers with a career BB/9 of 7.556^[1]

Cole 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

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

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Dave Cole at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
Dave Cole at Find a Grave

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[Lewis1980-1] Lewis, Allen (1980), "These Were the Major League's Wildest Pitchers", Baseball Digest, 39 (4): 60

[Keane1951-2] Keane, Clif (1951), "Ball 'n' Phils Miss Plate", Baseball Digest, 10 (11): 34

[Koster198-3] Koster, Rich (1985), "Notable Quotes from Baseball", Baseball Digest, 44 (8): 31

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