Bun Troy
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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.
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
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
at Petit Majouym, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Born in Wurzach, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 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
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
, pitched 6.2 innings
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
, giving up 4 runs. He gave up 9 hits, 3 walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
, and hit one batter with a pitch
Hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch , or hit batsman , is a batter or his equipment being hit in some part of his body by a pitch from the pitcher.-Official rule:...
. Troy later pitched for the Pittsfield Electrics.
Troy was one of five Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
players who were killed in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The others were: Alex Burr
Alex Burr
Alexander Thomson Burr was a Major League Baseball player who was killed in World War I. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Burr attended Williams College, although he turned pro before he ever played a collegiate game. Burr made the New York Yankees roster as a pitcher under manager Frank Chance...
‚ Larry Chappell
Larry Chappell
La Verne Ashford “Larry” Chappell was a professional baseball player who played from 1913 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves....
‚ Eddie Grant‚ and Ralph Sharman
Ralph Sharman
Ralph Edward Sharman , nicknamed "Bally" was a Major League Baseball outfielder who died while serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sharman was a right-handed hitting outfielder who was called up to the major leagues at age 22 in September 1917...
.