Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball for 21 seasons (1887 to 1907, 1910)with the American Association's Cincinnati Red Stockings (Reds) and Columbus Colts, the National Leagues' Cleveland Spiders (Indians), St. Louis Perfectos (Cardinals), and Pittsburgh Pirates, and the American League's New York Highlanders (Yankees) and St. Louis Browns. He was the manager of the St. Louis Browns in 1910. While manager of the Browns, Jack O' Connor helped to throw the 1910 batting race to the Indians' Nap Lajoie, which got him a lifetime ban from baseball. During games against the Indians he had his 3rd baseman play all the way back, allowing Lajoie to continually bunt for base hits. Tigers great Ty Cobb and Lajoie eventually tied for the batting race, each winning a Chalmers automobile. When word got out what O'Connor had done, he and coach "Handsome" Harry Howell were banned from baseball. He later opened a bar in St. Louis with former teammate Jack Powell.
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball for 21 seasons (1887 to 1907, 1910)with the American Association's Cincinnati Red Stockings (Reds) and Columbus Colts, the National Leagues' Cleveland Spiders (Indians), St. Louis Perfectos (Cardinals), and Pittsburgh Pirates, and the American League's New York Highlanders (Yankees) and St. Louis Browns. He was the manager of the St. Louis Browns in 1910. While manager of the Browns, Jack O' Connor helped to throw the 1910 batting race to the Indians' Nap Lajoie, which got him a lifetime ban from baseball. During games against the Indians he had his 3rd baseman play all the way back, allowing Lajoie to continually bunt for base hits. Tigers great Ty Cobb and Lajoie eventually tied for the batting race, each winning a Chalmers automobile. When word got out what O'Connor had done, he and coach "Handsome" Harry Howell were banned from baseball. He later opened a bar in St. Louis with former teammate Jack Powell.
Bio by: Connie Nisinger
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