Did you know? Led the NL in earned run average as an 18-year old rookie in 1878, and wins, winning percentage and strikeouts the following season ... pitched a perfect game on June 17, 1880 ... organized baseball's first players union in 1885, the year he began playing shortstop and later second base exclusively ... stole a record (since broken) 111 bases in 1887 ... won back-to-back World Series championships with the New York Giants in 1888 and 1889.
Post-game: Built and maintained a successful law practice in Brooklyn, NY ... died of pneumonia at age 65 on March 4, 1925 ... was inducted into the National Baseball HOF in 1964.
Sources: Baseball-Reference; SABR Bio; arslongaartcards.com, accessed 2/1/2023; Brooklyn Times Union 3/7/1925, 3/8/1925.
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