John Lewis Dodge
John Dodge playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1913.
Third base
Born: (1893-04-27)April 27, 1893 Bolivar, Mississippi
Died: June 19, 1916(1916-06-19) (aged 23) Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
August 29, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last appearance
October 5, 1913, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.215
Hits	90
Runs	38
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	48
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1912–1913) Cincinnati Reds (1913)

John Lewis Dodge (April 27, 1893 – June 19, 1916) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1912 until 1913. He made his debut on August 29, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on June 3, 1913, and played his last game for the Reds on October 5 of that year.^[1] He died in Mobile, Alabama^[1] after being hit in the head by a pitch in a minor league baseball game.^[2]

Fielding and defense

Dodge was a third baseman, but also played short stop and second base early in his career as a Philadelphia Phillie. After he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Beals Becker, Dodge played all of his games at third base.^[1] In 1913, Dodge was third in errors committed by a third baseman in the National League.^[3]

Death

In early 1914, Dodge was released from the Reds, and by 1916 was playing with the Mobile Sea Gulls of the Southern League. On June 18, 1916, Dodge was hit square in the face by an inside pitch from Nashville's Tom Rogers. According to The Sporting News, "at the time it was not thought Dodge was seriously injured. Examination by physicians, however, showed that his face was crushed in such a manner that complications might result and he was taken to a hospital, but nothing medical aid could do would save his life." Dodge died the following night, at the age of 23.