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Dominic Mulrenan

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Dominic Mulrenan
Pitcher
Born: (1893-12-18)December 18, 1893
Woburn, Massachusetts
Died: July 27, 1964(1964-07-27) (aged 70)
Melrose, Massachusetts
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 5, 1921, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–8
Earned run average7.23
Strikeouts10
Teams

Dominic Joseph Mulrenan (December 18, 1893 – July 27, 1964) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox.[1]

Mulrenan was scouted by Patsy Donovan while pitching in semi-professional leagues after having excelled as a pitcher at Woburn High School in Woburn, Massachusetts. He signed with the Boston Red Sox at 19 years old in 1914.[2] He spent that season in the minor leagues in Syracuse, New York.[3]

Mulrenan did not reach the major leagues until 1921 with the White Sox, whose roster was left with several vacancies after eight players were banned for life following the Black Sox scandal.[4] In the words of Arthur Duffey, Mulrenan "had little luck" with the White Sox[5] before being optioned to the minor league Minneapolis Millers at the end of August.[6]

After arm injuries forced his retirement from baseball, Mulrenan became a firefighter in Melrose, Massachusetts, a position which he held until retiring four years before his death in 1964. Two of his sons became Catholic priests[7] and another pitched collegiately at Boston College.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dominic Mulrenan Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Woburn Boy for Red Sox". The Boston Globe. January 11, 1914. p. 11. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Woburn". The Boston Globe. June 22, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rebuilding the White Sox". The Boston Globe. April 10, 1921. p. 66. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Duffey, Arthur (August 30, 1921). "Sports Comment". The Boston Post. p. 6. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Sox Pitchers Leave". Birmingham Post-Herald. August 29, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "D. J. Mulrenan". The Boston Globe. July 29, 1964. p. 36. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Roberts, Ernie (June 12, 1951). "Bob Mulrenan Hurls for B. C. at Worcester". The Boston Globe. p. 43. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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