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Dot Fulghum
File:James Lavoisier Fulghum.jpg
Fulghum at Auburn University, c. 1921
Personal details
Born (1900-07-04)July 4, 1900
Valdosta, Georgia
Died November 2, 1947(1947-11-02) (aged 47)
Miami, Florida

James Lavoisier "Dot" Fulghum[lower-alpha 1] (July 4, 1900 – November 2, 1947) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in two games with the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 8.5 inches (1.740 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

Biography[]

Fulghum played college baseball at Auburn University, where he was selected to the 1921 College Baseball All-Southern Team.[3] He was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics in late April 1921.[4] He was assigned to the minor league Augusta Georgians of the South Atlantic League,[5] where he batted .279 in 75 games during the 1921 season.[6]

Fulghum made two appearances for the Athletics during September 1921, his only major league games.[7] He was hitless in two at bats, and drew one walk.[8] His first appearance came against the Cleveland Indians on September 15, in the first game of a home doubleheader at Shibe Park.[9] With the Indians leading in the eighth inning, 15–3, Fulghum pinch hit for pitcher Ray Miner and drew a walk; he was then forced out at second base when the next hitter, Whitey Witt, hit a ground ball.[9] Fulghum did not play defensive, as he was replaced by reliever Lefty Wolf for the ninth inning.[9] Fulghum's second appearance came on September 24, in the second game of a home doubleheader versus the Chicago White Sox.[10] In the fifth inning, with the White Sox leading, 12–0, Fulghum pinch hit for second baseman Jimmy Dykes and struck out.[10] Fulghum stayed in the game defensively, at shortstop.[10] Fulghum batted once more, grounding into a double play in the seventh inning.[10] In the field, he committed an error in his only defensive chance.[10]

After his time with the Athletics, Fulghum played semi-professional baseball during 1922 in Andalusia, Alabama,[11] and during 1923 in Pensacola, Florida.[12] Born in 1900 in Valdosta, Georgia, Fulghum had graduated from Pensacola High School.[13] He served in the military during World War I.[13] A resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, at the time of his death, he died in Miami in 1947.[13] He was married and had two daughters and a son.[13]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Fulghum's middle name, Lavoisier, is as listed by Retrosheet, his college yearbook entry,[1] and his draft registration card of February 1942.[2] An online photo shows that Fulghum's grave marker has a different spelling of his middle name, "Lavoisia".

References[]

  1. ↑ Glomerata. 24. Auburn University. 1921. p. 56. http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gloms1897/id/18690. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  2. ↑ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. https://www.fold3.com/image/298339231. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  3. ↑ "James "Dot" Lavoisier Fulghum". boards.ancestry.com.au. http://boards.ancestry.com.au/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=66&p=surnames.fulghum. Retrieved 14 June 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Auburn Player Signs". Nashville, Tennessee. April 29, 1921. p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57350501/auburn-player-signs/. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  5. ↑ "(untitled)". July 8, 1921. p. 9. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57351700/untitled/. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  6. ↑ "Fulghum Minor League Statistics & History". https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fulghu001---. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  7. ↑ "The 1921 PHI A Regular Season Batting Log for Dot Fulghum". https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1921/Ifulgd1010011921.htm. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  8. ↑ "Dot Fulghum". https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/F/Pfulgd101.htm. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Cleveland Indians 17, Philadelphia Athletics 3 (1)". September 15, 1921. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1921/B09151PHA1921.htm. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Chicago White Sox 18, Philadelphia Athletics 1 (2)". September 24, 1921. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1921/B09242PHA1921.htm. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  11. ↑ "Orphans Lose Close Game to Packers, 4 to 3". Montgomery, Alabama. August 17, 1922. p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357050/orphans-lose-close-game-to-packers-4/. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  12. ↑ "Fulghum Leads Twilight League Batsmen; March is Best Pitcher". Pensacola News Journal. May 27, 1923. p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357342/fulghum-leads-twilight-league-batsmen/. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "James L. (Dot) Fulghum". Pensacola, Florida. November 4, 1947. p. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57309901/james-l-dot-fulghum/. Retrieved August 14, 2020. 

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