Dude Esterbrook

Career: Played in the big leagues for parts of 11 seasons with seven teams, including a three-game stint with Brooklyn at the end of his career in 1891.

Did you know: Given name was Thomas John ... nicknamed "Dude" because he was a sharp dresser ... batted a career-high .314 for the pennant-winning New York Metropolitans of the American Association in 1884.

Post-game: Fell on hard times, then married a wealthy widow and went into the dry goods business for a spell, and sometime later turned to evangelism ... died on April 30, 1901 at age 43 after jumping off a speeding train while being transported to a mental institution.

Sources: Baseball-Reference; Ancestry.com; medium.com, accessed 1/28/2023; Baltimore Sun, 7/28/1894; Brooklyn Standard Union, 5/1/1901; Brooklyn Times Union, 1/26/1897; Pittsburgh Daily Post, 5/1/1901; Pittsburgh Press, 8/2/1894.