Frank Wurm | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cambridge, New York | April 27, 1924|
Died: September 19, 1993 Glens Falls, New York | (aged 69)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 4, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 108.00 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
Frank James Wurm (April 27, 1924 – September 19, 1993) was an American professional baseball pitcher.
Wurm grew up in Salem, New York and attended Salem Central School. In September 1941, he signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers and began pitching in their farm system. [1] At age 18 in 1942, he pitched for the Olean Oilers and tied the PONY League record for strikeouts in a game. [2] The following February, he was inducted into the United States Army and was shipped out to Sicily by the summer. [1] According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Wurm, then 19 years old, "was one of the first Americans to enter Cassino" but was medically discharged shortly thereafter due to " battle fatigue." He described a friend and fellow soldier dying in his arms after they were both hit by a German artillery shell. [3]
He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 season. He started the game, [4] giving up four runs while only getting one out, a strikeout. [5]
By 1945, he was a member of the men's basketball team at Middlebury College in Vermont. [6] He eventually captained that team. [2]
After a brief return to the minors in 1946, Wurm voluntarily retired from baseball due to arm injuries. [2]
In July 1967, Wurm, then living in Lake George, New York, was hired as an area scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates. [2]
Born in Cambridge, New York, Wurm died in Glens Falls, New York.