february july nicknamed sandy canadian american shortstop manager major_league_baseball mlb late nineteenth century played regularly major leagues years spending seasons player manager played providence team won series decide world champions baseball served major league manager years occupied numerous baseball roles later years career spent time college baseball coach major league scout business manager minor league owner manager national_league umpire career collegiate professional baseball schedules allowed hold positions levels year produced innovations impacted sports took field baseball fielder glove invented type football promoted motor paced cycling tracks ran short lived professional soccer league ill cancer weeks life shortly death apparent suicide headlines discovered wives families survived separate cities married woman 1880s 1890s posthumously elected early life born toronto ontario irish canadian mother child moved family boston attended school played local amateur baseball recruited worcester legs late manager took worcester players baseball tour included visits new_orleans cuba team traveled hop returned united_states days financial contractual difficulties team played games cuba baseball career playing days major league career began legs moved national_league led league assists rookie season remained team folded poor attendance spent seasons captain starting shortstop providence team world champions featured star pitchers left team middle season club folded fourth place finish moved newly formed tragedy struck philadelphia squad pitcher developed fever died home season went opportunity player manager team folded end season played players league year coached baseball team served player manager boston able focus managerial role team year team signed brother newspapers brought accusations criticized john mediocre play released boston july major league playing career month regular playing career ended season appeared games managing boston team moved played game managing left handed hitter finished playing career games played batted plate appearances tallied runs batted runs scored stolen bases awarded tallied stolen bases games recorded career fielding percentage committing errors fielding chances played games shortstop games base appeared second base pitcher catcher early non playing roles coached managed philadelphia major league club seasons angered penn supporters talented baseman named nearly signed major league team prior series collegiate championship games nonetheless coaching role penn included selection players duties traditionally fell team captain left philadelphia manage new_york_giants relieved duties season new_york subsequently recruited manage milwaukee returned coach minor league team native toronto instead coached toronto faced arrest libel charge stemmed comments actions philadelphia ownership time turned appears arrested traded best players washington major league team moves seen particularly suspect named washington manager shortly return major leagues coach returned subsequent term penn coach left august signed umpire remainder season previously filled day stretch umpired game august appearance came end season october games umpire ejected players including future hall_of_fame retained partial ownership toronto club returned manage team couple seasons manager july resigned manager fans entering baseball scouting briefly managed washington club short lived league plagued financial problems including inability pay players times folded months play began penn coaching staff scouting summer scout new_york manager rented apartment overlooking park sent steal signs opposing team system mirrors read signs relayed batter entire roster scouted newspaper interview covering scouting career asserted preferred signing young prospects expensive stars chances better young player getting early gradually break style play team said december new_york president promoted scout business manager promotion statement team said service club numerous ways invested power look business details future poor relationship new_york manager factor manager resignation years year contract new_york_times said chance think possible collect mediocre players major league club remained sold team sale team personnel submitted later coaching career owner managed club final season original featured year old cuban pitcher won games professional season team win pennant year race came final days season considered coaching position year catcher professional scout ultimately selected publicly accused philadelphia dealings obtaining baseman baltimore said convinced baltimore club draft later obtain outraged accusations immediately severed connections player appeared major league game managed rochester rochester successful finished wins losses later wrote local fans pan old days arthur innocent wrong little limbs arthur job win ball games minus talent couldn managing new_york semi pro team noticed play convinced sign professional contract committed play columbia_university professional experience affect collegiate eligibility began playing assumed names like columbia found play forced sit college baseball year sports innovations playing providence broke fourth fingers left hand wanting miss games obtained driving glove fourth fingers allow space glove fingers healed new_york soon took field similar glove following season professional player glove prior use gloves limited committed league high errors games committed errors games following year seasons glove committed errors games president lone season organization represented american professional soccer league teams league named mlb counterparts cities active baseball managers served coaches soccer teams fans rumor mlb players participate league involved attempt roller polo developed patented football use ivy league 1890s large featured miniature representation football field ball moved board report play featured end field game polo grounds influence owned athletic facilities new_jersey negotiated baseball officials bringing organized baseball opened motor paced bicycle racing track city july focus bicycle track enterprise factor resignation penn coaching staff involved oversaw philadelphia bicycle track death june gave managerial role club health concerns experiencing abdominal trouble severe nervous attacks diagnosed stomach cancer lost pounds weeks hospital told days live traveling new_york_city boston vessel lost overboard apparent suicide july shortly death theory emerged robbed murdered aboard ship theory discounted learned family members taken trip seen aboard ship midnight july told friend coming home brother john die investigation disappearance death emerged lived boston lived new_york married elizabeth woman boston children including son time death grandchildren 1890s married time philadelphia woman met coaching baseball settled new_york son died final days sold rights business sent elizabeth boston widow surprised gesture rarely visited boston provided financial support family fact said away new_york days time years said long trips baseball related scout players cities left new_york final time told going goodbye friends boston return new_york woman knew new_york son learned unknown brother visiting father hospital death posthumously inducted
Arthur Irwin