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  • Bun Troy
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  • 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.
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Birth Date
  • 1888-08-27
death place
  • Petit Majouym, France
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  • Right
Name
  • Bun Troy
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  • --09-15
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  • Earned run average
debutteam
  • Detroit Tigers
Birth Place
  • Wurzach, Germany
death date
  • 1918-10-07
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  • Right
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  • 1
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  • Win–loss record
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  • Strikeouts
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  • 5.400000
Position
  • Pitcher
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  • 0
debutdate
  • --09-15
Teams
  • *Detroit Tigers
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  • Detroit Tigers
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  • 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. 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.