Elmer Stricklett
American baseball player
Died when: 87 years 283 days (1053 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Elmer Griffin Stricklett (August 29, 1876 – June 7, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher.He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Superbas from 1904 through 1907.
Including his time in minor league baseball, Stricklett pitched professionally from 1897 through 1912.Stricklett is considered one of the pioneers of the spitball.
He learned the pitch while playing in the minor leagues.He later taught the spitball to Ed Walsh and Jack Chesbro, both of whom were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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