William Leopold Doak was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three teams between 1912 and 1929.
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11 Facts About Bill Doak
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Bill Doak was nicknamed "Spittin' Bill" because he threw the spitball.
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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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Bill Doak was the son of Bertha Schaltenbrand Doak and William E Doak, a civil engineer.
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Bill Doak's father pressured him to become a mining engineer, but Bill Doak began playing semipro baseball in 1909.
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Bill Doak was in the minor leagues by the next year, and made it to the major leagues by 1912.
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Bill Doak won 20 games in 1920, and led the NL in ERA again in 1921.
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On June 14,1924, Bill Doak was traded by the Cardinals to the Brooklyn Robins for Leo Dickerman.
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Bill Doak returned to St Louis for a short time in 1929 before retiring.
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Bill Doak made his most lasting contribution to baseball by innovating the design of the baseball glove.
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