Did you know? Hurled a Western Association no-hitter on August 22, 1891 ... was a three-time 20-game winner in the minors and a two-time 20-game loser in the majors ... served up hit number 3,000 to Cap Anson on August 3, 1897.
Post-game: Worked as an umpire in the minor and major leagues, and thereafter toiled as a laborer for the Electrotype Company in Cincinnati, OH ... died at age 71 on September 19, 1936.
Sources: Baseball-Reference; Ancestry.com; Sports Illustrated, 8/9/2016; Atlanta Georgian, 7/16/1912; Buffalo Courier, 9/1/1901; Chattanooga News, 6/25/1910; Cincinnati Enquirer, 11/25/1902, 12/2/1914; Omaha World-Herald, 8/23/1891; Orlando Sentinel, 9/20/1936; Pittston Gazette, 2/10/1911; Wilkes-Barre Record, 12/30/1915.
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