Phil Douglas (Baseball. Born, Cedartown, GA, June 17, 1890; died, Seguatchie Valley, TN, Aug. 1, 1952.) A talented righthanded spitballer, Phillip Brooks Douglas tried to drink his way out of the majors. When that didn’t work, Douglas let his hatred for his manager get him barred for life. In a career that included stops with […]
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