Bull Durham Baseball player

Louis Raphael Durham (born Louis Raphael Staub; June 27, 1877 – June 28, 1960) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 2 games for the Brooklyn Superbas in 1904, 2 games for the Washington Senators in 1907 and five games for the New York Giants during 1908 and 1909.Durham was born in New Oxford, Pennsylvania and grew up in Pennsylvania. After he began playing minor league baseball he got into trouble with the league due to a fight in a bar. He was banned, but found a loophole by changing his name to "Bull Durham." Once he finished his baseball career in 1909, he began acting and had roles in several silent films. He died in Bentley, Kansas.

Personal facts

Bull Durham
Birth dateJune 27, 1877
Birth place
New Oxford Pennsylvania
Date of deathJune 28, 1960
Place of death
Bentley Kansas

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 15, 1904
Career endMay 19, 1909
batting sideRight
former teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
position
Pitcher
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota Twins
San Francisco Giants
throwing sideRight

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