Born:(1911-06-08)June 8, 1911 Pageland, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: February 12, 1985(1985-02-12) (aged 73) Pageland, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1931, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
September 2, 1945, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
120–115
Earned run average
3.47
Strikeouts
1,242
Teams
Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers (1931–1941)
New York Giants (1942–1943, 1945)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945)
NL strikeout leader (1936)
Van Lingle Mungo (June 8, 1911 – February 12, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1931 to 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.[1] The five-time All-Star was the National League strikeout leader in 1936. Mungo was a colorful personality known for his off-field antics as well as his erratic fastball.[2]
^"Van Mungo Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
^"Van Lingle Mungo, 73, Dies; Colorful Pitcher For Dodgers". New York Times. February 14, 1985.
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