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Marv Goodwin
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)
Born: January 16, 1891 in Gordonsville, VA
Died: October 21, 1925 in Houston, TX
Buried: MapleWood Cemetery, Gordonsville, VA
High School: Gordonsville HS (Gordonsville, VA)
Debut: September 7, 1916 4,533rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Last Game: October 4, 1925
vs. PIT 9.0 IP, 14 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L
Full Name: Marvin Mardo Goodwin
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Notable Events and Chronology
Biography
Goodwin had just pitched his way back to the majors in 1925 when he died in an off-season plane crash on an Air Reserve training flight. Goodwin was one of the spitballers permitted to openly continue using the pitch after 1919.
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Other Resources & Links
Baseball-Almanac.com Retrosheet WhatIfSports: Marv Goodwin