Fred Van Dusen
Frederick William Van Dusen was an American Major League Baseball player. Van Dusen played for Philadelphia Phillies in the 1955 season.
An outfielder by trade, out of William Cullen Bryant High School, Van Dusen was signed by the Phillies in August 1955 as a bonus baby, meaning he had to be kept on the Phillies' 40-man roster for two years. During his first month with the team, he appeared just once, pinch hitting in the second game of a doubleheader against the Milwaukee Braves on September 11, 1955 at County Stadium. In the 9th inning, with the Phillies down 9-1, he pinch hit for pitcher Lynn Lovenguth against Humberto Robinson and was hit by a pitch.
While Van Dusen never appeared in another major league game, he did continue to play in the Phillies minor league organization until before retiring.
