Eddie Dent | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1887 |
Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
Death Place: | Birmingham, Alabama |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | August 31 |
Debutyear: | 1909 |
Debutteam: | Brooklyn Superbas |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | April 11 |
Finalyear: | 1912 |
Finalteam: | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 4-5 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.46 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 21 |
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Elliott Estill Dent (December 8, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland – November 25, 1974 in Birmingham, Alabama) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1909 to 1912 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He won a total of only four games as a major league pitcher -- but was the winning pitcher over all-time wins leader Cy Young in Young's very last major league game, on October 6, 1911.
Dent's son, Elliot, Jr., was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his aerial combat victories as part of the U. S. Air Force 7th Fighter Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group in World War II.