Dooley Womack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1939
Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Dooley Womack
- Horace Guy "Dooley" Womack (born August 25, 1939) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
- A right-hander, he played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1970 for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Seattle Pilots and Oakland Athletics, almost exclusively as a relief pitcher.
- He also played in the Cincinnati Reds minor league system for one season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall and weighing 170 pounds, Womack was never a highly touted prospect, due in part to his unimposing size and fastball.
- "I admit", he once said, "I won't overpower anybody..." Despite the lack of fanfare surrounding him, Womack "went from a non-prospect to a must-use" at the beginning of his major league career, according to Harvey Frommer in his book, A Yankee Century.Womack began his professional career as a starting pitcher in 1958 at the age of 18 and played for 14 seasons, ending his career as a relief pitcher at the age of 31 in 1971.
- He spent ten seasons in the minor leagues and five in the major leagues, spending one year at the D-level, one year at the C-level, one full year and part of another at the B-level, one full year and part of another at the Single-A level, two full years at the Double-A level, two full years at the Triple-A level and most of a third year at the Triple-A level. At the major league level, Womack went 19–18 with a 2.95 ERA in 193 games, one of which he started.
- In 302.1 innings, he had 24 saves, 121 games finished and 177 strikeouts.
- He allowed 253 hits, 111 runs, 99 earned runs, 21 home runs, 111 walks, 33 intentional walks and 18 wild pitches.
- As a batter, he went 7-for-31 for a .226 batting average.
- He never drew a base on balls, though he did have a stolen base in 1968.
- His career fielding percentage was .970. In total, he appeared in 349 minor league games, going 65–55 with a 3.13 ERA in 1,041.1 innings.
- He allowed 952 hits, 461 runs, 362 earned runs and 399 walks.
- At the plate, he was used as a pinch hitter from time to time, hitting .267 with 107 hits (including 16 doubles and five triples) in 401 at bats.
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