march american right handed pitcher major_league_baseball played season american_league career games pitched innings posted win loss record earned run average era born georgia served world war starting professional baseball career gradually rose minor leagues got spring training invitation chicago_cubs season acquired placed major league roster debut april start threw hitter players start pitched games season sold minor league team spent rest minors retiring game retiring ran advertising agency worked scout death early life born georgia moved athens georgia family athens met married january later son served united_states navy world war returning war apprentice machine shop georgia working played amateur baseball colleagues convince try local baseball team assigned class began professional career minor league career began professional baseball career recording record era rookie class georgia played winter baseball cuba record year started season winning games promoted posted seven wins losses volunteers owner gave nickname pitcher reminded nickname stuck rest career spent season volunteers posting record era season ended chicago_cubs signed gave invitation spring training outgoing nature clashed manager appreciate pitcher attitude partially reason major league roster split season nashville combined wins losses year spent seven games nashville spent season posted record era following season sold contract posted record era team season ended played winter baseball puerto_rico record regular season season ended participated caribbean series won games played allowing win title later life october signed traded acquire heading season manager high considering pitcher won games syracuse year prior missed time major league debut april relief appearance additional relief appearances afterward allowing runs innings games result asked start claiming better role going relief pitcher sold team gave home game rainy night crowd park threw hitter major league start hits batter recorded strikeouts route victory pitchers throw hitter major league start accomplished feat jones threw hitters rule change moved pitcher delivery point feet inches home plate hitter cemented spot starting rotation month start athletics lasted barely inning allowing runs walks leaving game finger win came cleveland_indians win come month later boston_red_sox allowed hits innings work outside wins ineffective games starts record era strikeouts walks result final appearance july sold finished season toronto record games professional season spent time different minor league squads including stops toronto retiring retirement partially sore arm result pitching frequently playing winter ball retiring truck driver ran advertising agency served scout baltimore_orioles turned drinking years able overcome addiction died age athens georgia heart attack
Bobo Holloman