Deacon Phillippe
ABOUT DEACON PHILLIPPE
Right-handed pitcher who won 189 major league games and was renowned for his control, leading the league in fewest walks per nine innings five seasons.
He played in the minor leagues for Minneapolis in 1897 and 1898.
He threw a no-hitter in his seventh MLB appearance.
His parents were Andrew Phillippe and Jane Margaret Hackler.
Actor Ryan Phillippe is a distant relative of his.
