Phil Marchildon

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Phil Marchildon
Pitcher
Born: (1913-10-25)October 25, 1913 Penetanguishene, Ontario
Died: January 10, 1997(1997-01-10) (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1940 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 16, 1950 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Win-loss record	68-75
Earned run average	3.93
Strikeouts	481
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1940–42, 1945–49) Boston Red Sox (1950)

Philip Joseph "Babe" Marchildon (October 25, 1913 – January 10, 1997) was a Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher.

Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Marchildon pitched 1,214 innings with a record of 68 wins and 75 losses and a career ERA of 3.93 for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox from 1940 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1950.

During World War II he served in the Canadian Air Force as a tail gunner. He was a prisoner of war for nine months.

Marchildon was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Penetanguishene Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. He died in Toronto in 1997 at age 83.

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Authority control	VIAF: 105653386

Persondata
Name	Marchildon, Phil
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	October 25, 1913
Place of birth	Penetanguishene, Ontario
Date of death	January 10, 1997
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario

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