Emil Bildilli


Emil Bildilli was a professional baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "Hill-Billy", he played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns.

Personal life

Bildilli took a job with the fire department in Muncie, Indiana, after retiring from Major League baseball, and played semi-professionally. He was returning from a game in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when his car ran off the road and hit a tree. Bildilli died from a fractured skull.