On September 18, 1928, at the age of 23, Page made his big league debut with the Tigers. In parts of three seasons with the Tigers, Page went 2–3 in 25 games, six of them as a starter. He pitched for the minor leagueSeattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League from 1931 to 1933 and began the 1934 season as a relief pitcher with the Dodgers. In six games with them, he went 1–0 with an earned run average of 5.40.
On September 10, 1929, Page gave up Lou Gehrig's fifth career grand slam. It was a first inning blast in New York.
On May 13, 1934, Page played his final Major League game, but he remained in professional baseball. He became a manager, coach and scout in the New York Yankees' organization, and served six seasons (1947–52) as a Major League coach for the Cincinnati Reds, working under four different managers.
Phil Page died at the age of 52 from a heart attack on July 27, 1958, in Springfield, and was laid to rest in Hillcrest Park Cemetery in his native city.
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October 19, 2023
phil, page, philippe, rausac, page, august, 1905, july, 1958, american, professional, baseball, player, coach, manager, scout, left, handed, pitcher, worked, major, league, games, over, four, seasons, detroit, tigers, brooklyn, dodgers, pitcherborn, 1905, augu. Philippe Rausac Page August 23 1905 July 27 1958 was an American professional baseball player coach manager and scout A left handed pitcher he worked in 31 Major League games over four seasons for the Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers Phil PagePitcherBorn 1905 08 23 August 23 1905Springfield MassachusettsDied July 27 1958 1958 07 27 aged 52 Springfield MassachusettsBatted RightThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 18 1928 for the Detroit TigersLast MLB appearanceMay 13 1934 for the Brooklyn DodgersMLB statisticsWin loss record3 3Earned run average6 23Innings pitched691 3TeamsDetroit Tigers 1928 1930 Brooklyn Dodgers 1934 yearbook photo from 1927Page was born in Springfield Massachusetts and attended Penn State University He was listed at 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and 175 pounds 79 kg On September 18 1928 at the age of 23 Page made his big league debut with the Tigers In parts of three seasons with the Tigers Page went 2 3 in 25 games six of them as a starter He pitched for the minor league Seattle Indians of the Pacific Coast League from 1931 to 1933 and began the 1934 season as a relief pitcher with the Dodgers In six games with them he went 1 0 with an earned run average of 5 40 As with many pre 1950 pitchers Page had poor control In 691 3 innings pitched he walked 44 and struck out only 15 At the plate Page went three for 18 for a 167 batting average while in the field he committed two errors for a 926 career fielding percentage On September 10 1929 Page gave up Lou Gehrig s fifth career grand slam It was a first inning blast in New York On May 13 1934 Page played his final Major League game but he remained in professional baseball He became a manager coach and scout in the New York Yankees organization and served six seasons 1947 52 as a Major League coach for the Cincinnati Reds working under four different managers Phil Page died at the age of 52 from a heart attack on July 27 1958 in Springfield and was laid to rest in Hillcrest Park Cemetery in his native city References EditExternal links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phil Page amp oldid 1167610989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
