Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-8, 156lb (173cm, 70kg)
Born: October 7, 1885 in Mineral Point, WI us
Died: September 11, 1980 in Green Bay, WI
Buried: Laona Cemetery, Laona, WI
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Debut:
June 22, 1911
(Age 25-258d,
3,532nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB
Last Game:
June 22, 1911
(Age 25-258d)
vs. PIT 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB
Full Name: Ernest Gayhart Ovitz
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