Career: Played in the big leagues for parts of eight seasons with Chicago (1890-91) and Brooklyn (1892-96 and 1898).
Did you know? Pitched a rain-shortened, 1-0, six-inning no-hitter against Chicago at Brooklyn's Eastern Park on June 2, 1894 ... in 1892, posted career-best numbers in wins (27), earned run average (2.84), innings pitched (377.1), strikeouts (190), complete games (38) and shutouts (6).
Post-game: Served as a deputy sheriff, was appointed chief deputy sheriff, and thereafter was elected county treasurer and later county sheriff ... died at age 58 on May 10, 1928.
Sources: Baseball-Reference; Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 5/19/1910, 1/2/1927, 5/18/1928; Detroit Free Press, 12/16/1908, 10/17/1915; Detroit Times, 8/27/192; Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 1/20/1918; Omaha Daily News, 11/7/1912;
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