october german american professional baseball player career spanned seasons spent major_league_baseball mlb pittsburgh_pirates mlb career compiled batting average runs scored hits doubles triples seven runs batted rbis stolen bases games played originally signed contract waived making appearance signed pittsburgh_pirates mlb debut july career weighed pounds stood feet inches batted threw right handed early life born october chicago germany came united_states citizen came united_states worked cook chicago parent child raised speak german baseball career professional baseball career began member minor league class wisconsin illinois league management club teammates bays roster experience major_league_baseball mlb time careers season compiled batting average hits doubles triples home runs games played games played shortstop professional baseball season came seasons later member minor league class northern league represented minnesota teammates mlb players time careers club managed played base team batted hits games played signed july sold club july waived making appearance club signed pittsburgh_pirates reported team brooklyn new_york mlb debut second game july field sixth pirates batting order bats brooklyn pitcher went mlb hit came july pitcher july wrote better ordinary hitter field best august reported pittsburgh manager pleased services syndicated column diamond dust compared mlb player final mlb appearance came september bats pitcher went season pirates batted runs scored hits doubles triples seven runs batted rbis stolen bases games played defensively played games shortstop games base committed errors assists converted double plays despite initial success pirates manager end season wrote probably donned pirate uniform time later life end baseball season joined fight world war served played division baseball team baseball career working electrical company based chicago living parents chicago working electrical auto mechanic august mother boarded ocean liner new_york_city germany working manufacturer electrical automotive parts died chicago buried cemetery chicago
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