Curtis Hooper Fullerton (September 13, 1898 – January 9, 1975) was an American professional

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. Fullerton played for the Red Sox from 1921 to 1925 and again in 1933. He was signed by the New York Yankees in 1925, but never played for the club. Instead, he was released to the Hollywood Stars in the Pacific Coast League where he played from 1926 to 1928. Following that, he played two seasons with the Portland Beavers from 1929 to 1930. He was traded to the Jersey City Skeeters in 1931. In 1933, he was re-signed to the Red Sox only to be released again in 1934 to Kansas City. He pitched in the Texas League for the Dallas Steers from 1936 to 1937. In 1938, he pitched his last stint in organized baseball for the

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. In the six seasons of his Major League career, Fullerton posted a 10–37 record with 104

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, including 43 starts, 18

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s, three saves, 45

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, 211 walks, and 423.0

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of work. Listed at , 162 lb., Fullerton batted

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and threw

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. He was born in

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on September 13, 1898, to Charles L. Fullerton, a sea captain, and Marian Letitia (Hooper) Fullerton. In October 1934 he married Mary Mildred McGilvery. After his career in baseball, Fullerton returned to the Boston Naval Shipyard, where he worked as an electrician and welder. Fullerton died in

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at age 76. He is the great-uncle of game designer Tracy Fullerton and comic book and video game writer

Charlotte Fullerton Charlotte Louise Fullerton (born March 20) is an American writer of television, novels, comic books and video games. Biography Fullerton graduated with a BA in cinema-television/production from the University of Southern California, and starte ...

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