Phil Page, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1905
Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 27-Jul-1958
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Phil Page
- 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. Page 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 1931–33 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 69?1/3 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.
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