june january major_league_baseball pitcher played seven career games record earned run average era strikeouts veteran spanish american war worked taking baseball professionally played minor league teams making debut new_york threw seven games praised manager pitching ability stretch control deteriorated season years played minor league teams retired umpire worked retirement early life career born ohio children born family moved pennsylvania child enlisted spanish american war private discharged following year discharge worked local railroad years late detroit_tigers intended sign contract came played game organization months rumored signing signed professional debut july threw hit shutout syracuse stars pitched rest season final game pitched games winning losing planned sign praising hitting ability point considering trying outfielder baseman unable agree contract result sat season december philadelphia_phillies signed contract played phillies spring cut season started sent providence debuted team days sent philadelphia phillies stated released outright providence issue led dispute club pay month settled following year dispute assigned savannah indians played team months threw multiple team result manager purchased august immediate delivery debut new_york august boston americans pitched shutout earned victory showed excellent speed control week later faced americans pitching debut won appearance september game allowed hits threw second shutout season rematch washington days later resulted loss came great shock victory earlier month september appearance relief pitcher game detroit_tigers taking appearance starter unable control baseball rain game called innings result giving second loss final appearance season october chicago_white_sox game allowed hits victory final shutout season spent offseason working hotel clerk signing contract season joined team spring training continued faith exhibition season said potentially greatest line instead working control time considered main thing needed work practiced throwing encouraged believing developing trick pitches allow great pitcher result practiced pitches according sportswriter wild couldn hit grand stand exhibition game atlanta appeared relief allowed runs inning lack control pitching continued worse end spring training sent returned major leagues person throw shutout major league debut final game later life debut newark allowed walks runs errors pitching noted direct cause loss beginning june newark returned new_york short time set record strikeouts game walks game sent newark immediately turn sent turn released signed pitched released august chicago_cubs decided hoping add pitching depth help pennant race roster sent finished season increasingly referred nickname nickname reserved restless uneasy erratic athletes lack control general mound season played teams professional semi pro frequently released inability control ball following year attempted comeback manager found control bad refused use regular season game release marked end professional career retiring baseball umpire local semi pro amateur baseball games worked new_york retiring umpire known entertaining style adding extra emphasis calls game attendees married twice son eugene marriage moved northumberland pennsylvania 1940s lived death
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