Professional Baseball Player. He was signed by the Athletics as a free agent in 1882 and played four seasons with moderate success. He would get the most playing time while with the Cleveland Blues. In his first season with them in 1887, he batted .264 in 131 games, scored 122 runs, and stole 86 bases. In 1892, he was signed by the St. Louis Browns to be the team's player-manager, but his time was cut short when after 23 games, the team had only won six of them. He was traded soon after to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for another player. He did not play a game for the Pirates, as he was traded again to the Baltimore Orioles after only being with the Pirates for only 3 days. He played his final season with the Washington Senators in 1893. He died at the age of 78 in his hometown
Professional Baseball Player. He was signed by the Athletics as a free agent in 1882 and played four seasons with moderate success. He would get the most playing time while with the Cleveland Blues. In his first season with them in 1887, he batted .264 in 131 games, scored 122 runs, and stole 86 bases. In 1892, he was signed by the St. Louis Browns to be the team's player-manager, but his time was cut short when after 23 games, the team had only won six of them. He was traded soon after to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for another player. He did not play a game for the Pirates, as he was traded again to the Baltimore Orioles after only being with the Pirates for only 3 days. He played his final season with the Washington Senators in 1893. He died at the age of 78 in his hometown
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