Pickles Dillhoefer
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William Martin "Pickles" Dillhoefer (October 13, 1893 - February 23, 1922) was a major league baseball catcher for parts of 1917-1921 seasons with the Chicago Cubs
, Philadelphia Phillies
and St. Louis Cardinals
.
While his career was undistinguished, he was still young when he died from typhoid fever
in the winter of 1921-1922.
Aside from his death at a young age, he was remembered for his colorful nickname, a play on dill pickles.
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
, Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
and St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
.
While his career was undistinguished, he was still young when he died from typhoid fever
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi...
in the winter of 1921-1922.
Aside from his death at a young age, he was remembered for his colorful nickname, a play on dill pickles.