William Joseph "Dummy" Deegan (November 16, 1874 – May 17, 1957) was an American professional

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. In 1901, he played in two games for the

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. Deegan, nicknamed "Dummy" for being a

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, was one of three pitchers on the Giants staff in 1901 with that nickname; the other two being

Dummy Leitner George Michael "Dummy" Leitner (June 19, 1871 – February 20, 1960) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics (1901), New York Giants (1901), Cleveland ...

and Dummy Taylor.

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