Dot Fulghum

Fulghum played college baseball at Auburn University, where he was selected to the 1921 College Baseball All-Southern Team.^[3] He was signed by the Philadelphia Athletics in late April 1921.^[4] He was assigned to the minor league Augusta Georgians of the South Atlantic League,^[5] where he batted .279 in 75 games during the 1921 season.^[6]

Fulghum made two appearances for the Athletics during September 1921, his only major league games.^[7] He was hitless in two at bats, and drew one walk.^[8] His first appearance came against the Cleveland Indians on September 15, in the first game of a home doubleheader at Shibe Park.^[9] With the Indians leading in the eighth inning, 15–3, Fulghum pinch hit for pitcher Ray Miner and drew a walk; he was then forced out at second base when the next hitter, Whitey Witt, hit a ground ball.^[9] Fulghum did not play defensive, as he was replaced by reliever Lefty Wolf for the ninth inning.^[9] Fulghum's second appearance came on September 24, in the second game of a home doubleheader versus the Chicago White Sox.^[10] In the fifth inning, with the White Sox leading, 12–0, Fulghum pinch hit for second baseman Jimmy Dykes and struck out.^[10] Fulghum stayed in the game defensively, at shortstop.^[10] Fulghum batted once more, grounding into a double play in the seventh inning.^[10] In the field, he committed an error in his only defensive chance.^[10]

After his time with the Athletics, Fulghum played semi-professional baseball during 1922 in Andalusia, Alabama,^[11] and during 1923 in Pensacola, Florida.^[12] Born in 1900 in Valdosta, Georgia, Fulghum had graduated from Pensacola High School.^[13] He served in the military during World War I.^[13] A resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, at the time of his death, he died in Miami in 1947.^[13] He was married and had two daughters and a son.^[13]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Dot Fulghum at Find a Grave