Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Douglas Woolley Parker (born April 24, 1895 in Forest Home, Alabama, died May 15, 1972 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1923 Philadelphia Phillies. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The two leagues merged in 2000 into a single MLB organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball after 100 years as separate legal entities.