Emil Bildilli

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Emil Bildilli
Pitcher
Born: (1912-09-16)September 16, 1912 Diamond, Indiana
Died: September 16, 1946(1946-09-16) (aged 34) Hartford City, Indiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 24, 1937 for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
May 1, 1941 for the St. Louis Browns
Career statistics
Win–loss record	4-8
Earned run average	5.84
Strikeouts	55
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1937–1941)

Emil Bildilli (September 16, 1912 – September 16, 1946) was a professional baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "Hill-Billy", he played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns.

Personal life

Bildilli took a job with the fire department in Muncie, Indiana after retiring from Major League baseball, and played semi-professionally.^[1] He was returning from a game in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when his car ran off the road and hit a tree.^[1] Bildilli died from a fractured skull.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Bildilli, Emil
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 16, 1912
Place of birth	Diamond, Indiana
Date of death	September 16, 1946
Place of death	Hartford City, Indiana

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