jack march april professional baseball pitcher played seasons major_league_baseball mlb spanning played national_league happy jack nicknamed pleasant demeanor born german immigrants raised pennsylvania initially followed father coal mining industry playing professional baseball playing half seasons minor league baseball signed seasons regarded best pitchers baseball led earned run average era mlb season strikeouts seasons later years spanning posted victories season times won won career high games august threw hitter seven seasons championships pitched alongside future hall_of_fame members best hitting pitchers era positions pitching season total seven home runs stood record pitchers compiled lifetime batting average hit home runs delivered runs batted rbis season major leagues played spiders widely considered worst teams mlb history baseball career returned hometown worked area coal mines brewery wagon driver carpenter died years age early life born march pennsylvania father adam coal worker mother née cooper german immigrants raised family receiving baptism month birth confirmation april age christ attended public schools years following father coal trade married june son john daughters mary margaret june age began professional baseball career representative compiled win loss record season era returned team later joined began season york representative umpire named noticed talent recommended manager impressed velocity pitches offered contract soon offer accepted salary offer month signing bonus career season joined starting pitcher rotation ice box chamberlain major league debut june cincinnati_reds pitched complete game struck batters lost game score errors teammates performance noted press good impression games pitched season record league leading era finished games championship started games completed struck pitched innings reported november signed season season season start league created players league drew players away teams teams lost best players including player manager king team pitcher chamberlain signed team sold pitching games movements left franchise starters rookie cast occasional relief starter opened regular season april game series road versus louisville started games game recorded strikeouts lost game tenth inning run double game april credited loss allowing runs score seven earned fared better start allowing run defeated score struck batters including seven faced hit home run career june hit home runs game times career accomplished feat run home run fifth inning second came team runs half ninth inning bases loaded grand slam career second ultimate grand slam history game versus july manager der removed starting pitcher inning replaced crowd momentarily interrupted game protest proved successful hit home run fifth inning runs advantage leading team eventual victory home run sixth season added august number seven final season total seven home runs season pitcher broken tied hit cleveland_indians finished place teams games record era strikeouts innings pitched season january reported signed coming season season opened april faced killers home team opening day starting pitcher game ended ninth inning umpire player native determined cincinnati intentionally allowing score effort delay game awarded cincinnati refused play president declared illegal short time later game played april won match pitching second career game umpire course season ace pitching second game team played pitching occasionally played right field future hall_of_fame executive starting rotation started games home series versus large leads pulled game lasting innings second won starts hitting home run game june hit game august athletics second homer game career connected game september run ninth inning gave victory seventh home run season fourth pitcher adding hit playing right field best pitchers league leaders pitching categories strikeouts led league victories era ranked fifth completed season second teams games champion reds boston season initially denied reported september signed national_league season joined pitching rotation included future members veteran boston solid pitching staff potent mix position players consisting future hall_of_fame members established veterans team expected compete second consecutive championship analyzing national_league teams new_york_giants captain remarked boston roster think seen better days strengthen wonderfully best pitchers country day start season april pitching described wild issued bases balls prevailed boston won score days later victorious boston record stood games june hit home run season double victory baltimore_orioles reported july leading boston hitters batting point season established released team june leaving boston solid man pitching rotation remainder season august pitched hitter victory later september started completed defeated louisville games following day press credited victories ability work runners bases regular season closed october pitched second game delivered complete game shutout shutout season 35th victory finished pitching statistical categories total dropped strikeouts innings pitched significantly lower previous season dissolved following season teams merging establishing lone major league devised post season series determine champion half season series pitted half champions second half champions game occurred october started boston future hall young pitched cleveland pitching duel lasted scoreless innings game brought end darkness boston won game october started gained victory game october declared champion winning straight opening tie game gained victories playoff scheme abandoned season season january reported signed boston coming season march tied imminent trade boston brooklyn involved pitcher transferring boston ultimately deal pitcher reported respective teams rule changes implemented season intended competitive balance pitchers hitters lengthened distance pitching mound home plate feet feet inches required pitchers pitch rubber slab instead allowed running start delivered ball batter struggled new distance initially starts season largely ineffective april weather cold rainy issued bases balls new_york_giants batters surrendered runs starts baltimore allowed seven runs score game despite gaining victory runs loss second game runs scored loss versus washington senators troubles adjusting new rules athletic conditioning june july prompted team sign hank added pitching strength struck batters era increased despite helped boston claim consecutive championship record season previous season inconsistencies signed team starting pitcher boston season opening game april victory versus lost starts beginning game winning streak lasted mid july august started gained complete game victories ends versus cincinnati_reds days later august pitched boston victory spiders day father killed coal mining accident load coal fell boston finished place teams won games numbers important statistical categories failed improve worse era rose moved slightly struck innings pitched issued bases balls surrendered league leading home runs biggest success skill hitter beginning july boston played game series cleveland alternating game game pitching playing right field hit home run game coming sixth inning completing sweep hit career high season total home runs achieved career highs rbis seven triples runs scored batting games played season early november threat new near formation national_league clubs quick sign players negotiating players salary demands met including march shortly season began claimed excellent condition pounds lighter period year season opener april brooklyn got start second consecutive season despite early game boston won game seven run seventh inning scored gathered hits game including double season involved dispute catholic players manager resulting rift occasionally caused strife team members factions formed tucker disagreements led incident louisville kentucky hotel dining room mccarthy response said mccarthy punching face left restaurant record slid era improved slightly innings pitched boston fell fifth place games champions baltimore hitting suffered batting average dropped career low failed hit home run time rookie season shortly boston completed schedule signed season season season trade talks conducted completed deal likely involved tucker players involved boston religious quarrel previous season season progressed press noted season begun better previous season claimed weight loss main reason asset team past years lost start season rebounded win starts succession april including shutout victory versus louisville june pitched boston victory reds home connected home runs fisher time hit home runs single game hit home runs total season improved batting average bats increased win total era lowest october reported retained boston reserve clause interviewed season claimed like quit pitching play team opportunity boston manager disagreed claimed team needed pitching rotation instead likely received salary playing season boston signed despite view press believed boston continue sink standings didn rid team manager shortly start season loss april baltimore commented pitching future saying growing stiff let best years ago weight team departed western road trip sent proper game condition told report team weight joined team played right field second game place rotation fell relief appearance having time sore arm start occurred boston defeated score earned second consecutive victory june win louisville pitched innings games season fared helped boston claim championship record era hitter continued flourish batting average hit career high triples added home runs conclusion regular season boston faced second place post season series temple cup created season pittsburgh_pirates owner winner best seven game awarded possession silver ornate cup proceeds distributed players boston players championship run especially games second place baltimore facing temple cup fatigue agreed split proceeds series played enthusiasm team boston won game lost games giving baltimore cup pitched game losing mccarthy sloppy play center field series final game favor seasons series lacked popular support discontinued season reserved boston later signed solid man starting pitching rotation lewis rookie role team expected extra outfielder claimed felt better life outlook coming season positive game versus reds june score tied ninth inning connected pinch hit walk solo home run second career walk home run pinch hitter home run career reported july deal agreed trade cash deal contingent acceptance early august boston manager sent home commenting team use services longer managing planned center field refused accept sale officially conducted august sent unnamed player true word report play single game season objection sold claimed remain return coal mining season season owners purchased der changed team inherited players early claimed interest playing franchise salary equal paid boston new owners maximize assets transferred best players sending rest including cleveland spiders released june subsequently retired playing baseball games spiders batting average record claimed paul days later play game team season career won games losses era strikeouts innings pitched addition career home runs hitter collected hits bats batting average rbis post baseball legacy retirement professional baseball worked coal industry capacities listed carpenter operated brewery wagon coal company hometown april working carpenter pennsylvania occasionally played small clubs area survived bout smallpox longer working died april age interred cemetery described time fastest pitchers league comparable remarked speed fast extended career longer taken better care body baseball writer wrote issues entirely blaming hard drinking lifestyle inability remain good condition
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