Bun Troy
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| Bun Troy | |
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| Pitcher | |
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Born: August 27, 1888 Wurzach, Germany | |
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Died: October 7, 1918 (aged 30) Petit Majouym, France | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 15, 1912 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 15, 1912 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0-1 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Earned run average | 5.40 |
| Teams | |
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Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy (27 August 1888 – 7 October 1918) was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France.
Born in Wurzach, Germany, Troy was a right-handed pitcher who played in a single major league baseball game on September 15, 1912. He started the game for the Detroit Tigers, pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 4 runs. He gave up 9 hits, 3 walks, and hit one batter with a pitch. Troy later pitched for the Pittsfield Electrics.[1]
Troy was one of five Major League Baseball players who were killed in World War I. The others were: Alex Burr‚ Larry Chappell‚ Eddie Grant‚ and Ralph Sharman.
Notes
- ↑ RootsWeb: PA-CARNEGIE-L Robert "Bun" TROY Baseball player July 27, 1914 McDonald PA Record at archiver.rootsweb.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Remembering the Six
- "Those Who Served"
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