Eddie Rommel Baseball player

Edwin Americus Rommel (September 13, 1897 – August 26, 1970) was an American right-handed pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire playing career (1920 to 1932) with the Philadelphia Athletics. He is considered to be the "father" of the modern knuckleball.

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Eddie Rommel
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1897
Date of deathAugust 26, 1970

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Baseball player

Career startApril 19, 1920
Career endSeptember 17, 1932
batting sideRight
former teams
Oakland Athletics
position
Umpire (baseball)
Pitcher
teams
Oakland Athletics
throwing sideRight

Eddie Rommel on Wikipedia

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