An outfielder by trade, out of William Cullen Bryant High School, Van Dusen was signed by the Phillies in August 1955 as a bonus baby, meaning he had to be kept on the Phillies' 40-man roster for two years. During his first month with the team, he appeared just once, pinch hitting in the second game of a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Braves on September 11, 1955 at County Stadium. In the ninth inning, with the Phillies down 9-1, he pinch hit for pitcher Lynn Lovenguth against Humberto Robinson and was hit by a pitch. While Van Dusen never appeared in another major league game, he did continue to play in the Phillies minor league organization until 1961 before retiring.
Van Dusen divorced his first wife, with whom he had three children, after his baseball career ended. He later remarried and became an insurance agent based in New York.[2]
^Fitzpatrick, Frank (November 3, 2018). "Fred Van Dusen was a bust with the Phillies, but not in life". Philadelphia inquirer.
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fred, dusen, frederick, william, dusen, july, 1937, june, 2018, american, major, league, baseball, player, dusen, played, philadelphia, phillies, 1955, season, pinch, hitterborn, 1937, july, 1937jackson, heights, yorkdied, june, 2018, 2018, aged, franklin, ten. Frederick William Van Dusen July 31 1937 June 1 2018 1 was an American Major League Baseball player Van Dusen played for Philadelphia Phillies in the 1955 season Fred Van DusenPinch hitterBorn 1937 07 31 July 31 1937Jackson Heights New YorkDied June 1 2018 2018 06 01 aged 80 Franklin TennesseeBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 11 1955 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 11 1955 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsGames played1Plate appearances1Hit by pitch1TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1955 An outfielder by trade out of William Cullen Bryant High School Van Dusen was signed by the Phillies in August 1955 as a bonus baby meaning he had to be kept on the Phillies 40 man roster for two years During his first month with the team he appeared just once pinch hitting in the second game of a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Braves on September 11 1955 at County Stadium In the ninth inning with the Phillies down 9 1 he pinch hit for pitcher Lynn Lovenguth against Humberto Robinson and was hit by a pitch While Van Dusen never appeared in another major league game he did continue to play in the Phillies minor league organization until 1961 before retiring Van Dusen divorced his first wife with whom he had three children after his baseball career ended He later remarried and became an insurance agent based in New York 2 References Edit Austin Funeral amp Cremation Services LLC Brentwood TN Funeral Home amp Cremation Fitzpatrick Frank November 3 2018 Fred Van Dusen was a bust with the Phillies but not in life Philadelphia inquirer External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors MLB com article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Van Dusen amp oldid 1162189440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
