sentence: raymond bloom '' rube '' bressler ( october 23 , 1894 -- november 7 , 1966 ) was an american left-handed pitcher in major league baseball for the philadelphia athletics from 1914 to 1916 and cincinnati reds from 1917 to 1920 , before being converted to an outfielder and first baseman for cincinnati from 1918 to 1927 , the brooklyn robins from 1928 to 1931 and the philadelphia phillies and st. louis cardinals in his final year of 1931 .