Spencer Armstrong Pumpelly (April 11, 1893 – December 5, 1973) was an American

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. Pumpelly played in one game for the Washington Senators against the

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on July 11, . He entered in the bottom of the 6th inning, with the Senators trailing the Browns 2–9, and allowed a home run to

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, walked Baby Doll Jacobson, induced a pop-out from Pinky Hargrave, and induced a 6-4 double-play from Gene Robertson to end the inning. Pumpelly played

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until he was suspended from the school's athletics program due to questions about his amateur status.

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1893 births 1973 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Tioga County, New York Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Yale Bulldogs baseball players People from Owego, New York 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub