11 Facts About Bill Doak

1.

William Leopold Doak was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three teams between 1912 and 1929.

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2.

Bill Doak spent portions of 13 seasons with the St Louis Cardinals.

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3.

Bill Doak was nicknamed "Spittin' Bill" because he threw the spitball.

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4.

Bill Doak led the National League in earned run average in 1914, and he won 20 games in the 1920 season.

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5.

Bill Doak was the son of Bertha Schaltenbrand Doak and William E Doak, a civil engineer.

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6.

Bill Doak's father pressured him to become a mining engineer, but Bill Doak began playing semipro baseball in 1909.

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7.

Bill Doak was in the minor leagues by the next year, and made it to the major leagues by 1912.

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8.

Bill Doak won 20 games in 1920, and led the NL in ERA again in 1921.

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9.

On June 14,1924, Bill Doak was traded by the Cardinals to the Brooklyn Robins for Leo Dickerman.

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10.

Bill Doak returned to St Louis for a short time in 1929 before retiring.

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11.

Bill Doak made his most lasting contribution to baseball by innovating the design of the baseball glove.

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