Did you know? Was the first Brooklyn pitcher to hurl a National League no-hitter, accomplishing the feat against the Giants on June 22, 1891 ... held out the entire 1892 season after winning 70 games in three seasons, including 30 in 1890.
Post-game: Worked as a liquor dealer and later as a cigar salesman ... died on March 19, 1928 at age 64.
Sources: Baseball-Reference; Ancestry.com; arslongaartcards.com, accessed 1/25/2023; Boston Globe, 3/27/1895; Brooklyn Eagle, 3/20/1928, 2/28/1929, 6/14/1942; Los Angeles Evening Express, 3/21/1928.
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