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William Leopold Doak (January 28, 1891 – November 26, 1954) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three teams between 1912 and 1929. He spent portions of 13 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknamed "Spittin' Bill" because he threw the spitball.
1913 Cardinals. When his Minor League team folded, Doak was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was discovered by Cards’ scout Eddie Herr. In July he was given a tryout and pitched well. He went on to pitch 15 games and was honored at the end of the season by friends and teammates. He went 2-8 with a 3.19 Earned Run Average.
Jan 28, 2012 · A slow and deliberate worker who used a huge red handkerchief to wipe his brow a few times each game, Doak relied on good control and an effective “slow drop” (curveball) to go along with his signature spitball.
Jul 7, 2022 · The wet pitches of Bill Doak left batters high and dry. In 1922, Doak pitched a pair of one-hitters for the Cardinals. A lean, almost frail, right-hander, Doak's signature pitch was a spitball. He started throwing the spitter in 1913, his first season with the Cardinals.
Cardinals’ pitcher Bill Doak agreed: “Ballplayers are all fearful of the draft, not because they are cowards or do not want to serve their country, but because they feel if they miss one week of training or play, catch cold, are stiffened up or even slightly wounded they are done as athletes.
Feb 15, 2019 · The most popular baseball glove ever sold carried Cardinals pitcher Bill Doak’s name in its palm. In 1917, he earned two complete-game victories against the Brooklyn Robins (soon-to-be Dodgers)...
Although he was a good pitcher, and one of 17 pitchers allowed to continue using the spitball after it was otherwise banned in 1920, Bill Doak's greatest contribution to baseball was the improvements he made to the modern fielding glove.
