john december known professional baseball player career spanned seasons spent major_league_baseball mlb philadelphia_phillies pitcher compiled earned run average era allowing earned runs hits home runs walks recording strikeouts innings pitched played seasons minor league baseball mlb debut age spending season minor leagues new_york_giants organization earned nicknamed unusual pitching style retiring baseball moved dallas texas died cancer early life born december connecticut siblings italian ancestry attended school eighth grade went trade school learn cabinet pattern making officially listed standing feet inches weighing pounds played professionally professional career began professional baseball career played affiliate new_york_giants finished season fifth wins finishing fourth games pitched recording games season called good pitching prospect chicago_tribune sports writer november year traded man deal sent cash philadelphia_phillies exchange season pitched major league phillies recorded team worst era win loss record games pitched hit seven batters pitch tying seventh hit batsmen mlb final mlb game walked batters innings pitched minor league career played minor league teams season combined went era following season played savannah indians indians went innings pitched following season played indians affiliate pittsburgh_pirates wins best innings pitched led players game struck batters season sold double toronto maple international_league managers won games lost went following year leaving team final year professional baseball baseball retiring baseball moved dallas texas married betty née daughter moore dallas designed aircraft missile models founded grand prairie based model firm died cancer funeral held texas interred
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