Bun Troy | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1888 Wurzach, Germany |
| Died |
October 7, 1918 (aged 30) Petit Majouym, France |
Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy (27 August 1888 – 7 October 1918) was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France.
Born in Wurzach, Germany, Troy was a right-handed pitcher who played in a single major league baseball game on September 15, 1912. He started the game for the Detroit Tigers, pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 4 runs. He gave up 9 hits, 3 walks, and hit one batter with a pitch. Troy later pitched for the Pittsfield Electrics.[1]
Troy was one of five Major League Baseball players who were killed in World War I. The others were: Alex Burr‚ Larry Chappell‚ Eddie Grant‚ and Ralph Sharman.
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- ↑ RootsWeb: PA-CARNEGIE-L Robert "Bun" TROY Baseball player July 27, 1914 McDonald PA Record at archiver.rootsweb.com
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