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American baseball player (1891-1976)

Baseball player
Bert Gallia
Pitcher
Born: (1891-10-14)October 14, 1891
Beeville, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 19, 1976(1976-03-19) (aged 84)
Devine, Texas, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1912, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
July 31, 1920, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record66–69
Earned run average3.14
Strikeouts550
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
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Melvin Allys "Bert" Gallia (October 14, 1891 – March 19, 1976) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920. He played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Phillies.

Gallia grew up in Woodsboro, Texas. As an 18-year-old student at St. Louis College (later St. Mary's University) in San Antonio in 1909, Gallia became famed for striking out Ty Cobb in an exhibition game held at the St. Louis College campus.

References

  1. "Bert Gallia Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. "The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 105, July 2001 - April, 2002". 2001.
  3. http://www.stmarytx.edu/gold&blue/content/2009/spring2009/baseball.html

Chicoine, Stephen, article on Bert Gallia's baseball career from Southwestern Historical Quarterly at www.freedomhistory.com

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