Philip Donald Haugstad (February 23, 1924 – October 21, 1998) was an American
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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.
He was born in
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Black River Falls is a city in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 3,523 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located along the Black River (Wisconsin), Black River and home to the h ...
. Haugstad pitched from 1947 to 1952 with the
Brooklyn Dodgers
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and
Cincinnati Reds
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.
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1924 births
1998 deaths
People from Black River Falls, Wisconsin
American people of Norwegian descent
Major League Baseball pitchers
Brooklyn Dodgers players
Cincinnati Reds players
Baseball players from Wisconsin
Grand Forks Chiefs players
St. Paul Saints (AA) players
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
San Antonio Missions players
Charleston Senators players
Williston Oilers players
20th-century American sportsmen
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