Vance Page
{{Short description|American baseball player (1905–1951)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Vance Page
|image=Vance Page.jpg
|position=Pitcher
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date|1905|9|15}}
|birth_place=Elm City, North Carolina, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1951|7|14|1905|9|15}}
|death_place=Wilson, North Carolina, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 6
|debutyear=1938
|debutteam=Chicago Cubs
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 6
|finalyear=1941
|finalteam=Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=15–16
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=4.03
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=100
|teams=
- Chicago Cubs ({{baseball year|1938}}–{{baseball year|1941}})
}}
Vance Linwood Page (September 15, 1905 – July 14, 1951), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1938 to 1941. He played for the Chicago Cubs.
Born in Elm City, North Carolina, Page died from injuries he received when he fell off the roof of a barn in Wilson, North Carolina.{{cite web |title=TheDeadballEra: Accidents |url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/accidents.html |website=TheDeadballEra.com |access-date=August 8, 2019}}
Professional career
= Major League Debut =
Before making his debut, the Washington Senators traded Page to the Chicago Cubs on July 30, 1938, for Bob Logan, and cash.{{Cite web|title=Vance Page Stats {{!}} Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pageva01.shtml|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}
On August 6, 1938, Vance Page made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs, playing the Boston Bees. Over 8 innings pitched, he gave up 11 hits, and 1 run, earning the loss.{{Cite web|title=Chicago Cubs at Boston Bees Box Score, August 6, 1938|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BSN/BSN193808060.shtml|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}
= World Series =
Vance Page was part on the Cubs' World Series roster in 1938. During Game 4 on October 9, 1938, Page came in as a reliever, going 1.1 innings, and giving up 2 runs.{{Cite web|title=1938 World Series Game 4, Chicago Cubs at New York Yankees, October 9, 1938|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA193810090.shtml|access-date=2020-09-03|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}} It was his first and only World Series appearance.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Baseballstats |mlb=120175 |espn= |br=p/pageva01 |fangraphs= |brm=page--001van |retro=P/Ppagev101}}
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Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Baseball players from North Carolina
Category:Accidental deaths from falls
Category:Accidental deaths in North Carolina
Category:People from Elm City, North Carolina
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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