Born:(1901-07-28)July 28, 1901 Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S.
Died: November 18, 1979(1979-11-18) (aged 78) Yucca Valley, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1925, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 16, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
217–146
Earned run average
3.51
Strikeouts
870
Teams
As player
New York Giants (1925–1937)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1943)
As manager
Philadelphia Phillies (1943–1945)
As coach
Brooklyn Dodgers (1940)
Boston Braves (1948)
New York Giants (1949–1955)
Chicago Cubs (1957–1959)
Kansas City Athletics (1960)
Chicago Cubs (1966)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1933, 1954)
Frederick Landis Fitzsimmons (July 28, 1901 – November 18, 1979) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1925 to 1943 with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. Nicknamed Fat Freddie (he carried as much as 205 pounds (93 kg) on his 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) frame),[1] and known for his mastery of the knuckle curve, Fitzsimmons' 217 wins were the third most by a National League (NL) right-hander in the period from 1920 to 1955, trailing only Burleigh Grimes and Paul Derringer. In 1940 he set an NL record, which stood until 1959, with a single-season winning percentage of .889 (16–2). He was an agile fielder in spite of his heavy build, holding the major league record for career double plays (79) from 1938 to 1964, and tying another record by leading the league in putouts four times; he ranked eighth in NL history in putouts (237) and ninth in fielding percentage (.977) when his career ended.
^Spink, J. G. Taylor; Rickart, Paul A.; Abramovich, Joe (1958). The Sporting News 1958 Official Baseball Register. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News. p. 273.
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