Albert "Tub" Paul Epperly (May 7, 1918 – April 14, 2003) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to e ...

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. He played in nine games for the

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in 1938. While he was with the Cubs, Epperly wore uniform number 56, had eight at-bats, two hits, one double, and two runs. He pitched five games for the

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in 1950 wearing number 11 on his jersey. He worked for the sheriff's office in

Scott County, Iowa Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 174,669, making it the third-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Davenport. Scott County is included in the Davenport– Moline- ...

from 1954 to 1984. He died at the age of 84, in

McFarland, Wisconsin The Village of McFarland is located on Lake Waubesa adjacent to the southeast side of the City of Madison in Dane County. The population was 8,991 at the 2020 United States Census. McFarland has approximately 43.50 road miles, is slightly l ...

, where he lived with his daughter, and is buried in Davenport Memorial Park, Davenport, Iowa.

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