Dot Fulghum

James Lavoisier "Dot" Fulghum[lower-alpha 1] (July 4, 1900 – November 2, 1947) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in two games with the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 5 feet 8.5 inches (1.740 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

Dot Fulghum
Fulghum at Auburn University, c. 1921
Pinch hitter / Shortstop
Born: (1900-07-04)July 4, 1900
Valdosta, Georgia
Died: November 2, 1947(1947-11-02) (aged 47)
Miami, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1921, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1921, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.000 (0-for-2)
Games played2
Teams

Biography

Fulghum played college baseball at Auburn University, where he was selected to the 1921 College Baseball All-Southern Team.[3] He was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics in late April 1921.[4] He was assigned to the minor league Augusta Georgians of the South Atlantic League,[5] where he batted .279 in 75 games during the 1921 season.[6]

Fulghum made two appearances for the Athletics during September 1921, his only major league games.[7] He was hitless in two at bats, and drew one walk.[8] His first appearance came against the Cleveland Indians on September 15, in the first game of a home doubleheader at Shibe Park.[9] With the Indians leading in the eighth inning, 15–3, Fulghum pinch hit for pitcher Ray Miner and drew a walk; he was then forced out at second base when the next hitter, Whitey Witt, hit a ground ball.[9] Fulghum did not play defensive, as he was replaced by reliever Lefty Wolf for the ninth inning.[9] Fulghum's second appearance came on September 24, in the second game of a home doubleheader versus the Chicago White Sox.[10] In the fifth inning, with the White Sox leading, 12–0, Fulghum pinch hit for second baseman Jimmy Dykes and struck out.[10] Fulghum stayed in the game defensively, at shortstop.[10] Fulghum batted once more, grounding into a double play in the seventh inning.[10] In the field, he committed an error in his only defensive chance.[10]

After his time with the Athletics, Fulghum played semi-professional baseball during 1922 in Andalusia, Alabama,[11] and during 1923 in Pensacola, Florida.[12] Born in 1900 in Valdosta, Georgia, Fulghum had graduated from Pensacola High School.[13] He served in the military during World War I.[13] A resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, at the time of his death, he died in Miami in 1947.[13] He was married and had two daughters and a son.[13]

Notes
  1. Fulghum's middle name, Lavoisier, is as listed by Retrosheet, his college yearbook entry,[1] and his draft registration card of February 1942.[2] An online photo shows that Fulghum's grave marker has a different spelling of his middle name, "Lavoisia".

References
  1. Glomerata. 24. Auburn University. 1921. p. 56. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via auburn.edu.
  2. "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via fold3.com.
  3. "James "Dot" Lavoisier Fulghum". boards.ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "Auburn Player Signs". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. April 29, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "(untitled)". The Waco News-Tribune. July 8, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "Fulghum Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. "The 1921 PHI A Regular Season Batting Log for Dot Fulghum". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. "Dot Fulghum". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. "Cleveland Indians 17, Philadelphia Athletics 3 (1)". Retrosheet. September 15, 1921. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. "Chicago White Sox 18, Philadelphia Athletics 1 (2)". Retrosheet. September 24, 1921. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  11. "Orphans Lose Close Game to Packers, 4 to 3". The Montgomery Times. Montgomery, Alabama. August 17, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  12. "Fulghum Leads Twilight League Batsmen; March is Best Pitcher". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola News Journal. May 27, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  13. "James L. (Dot) Fulghum". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. November 4, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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