Harry Wheeler
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Harry Eugene Wheeler (March 3, 1858 - October 9, 1900) was an American 19th Century Major League Baseball player who hailed from Versailles, Indiana. Harry began his career with the Providence Grays as a pitcher, but within the next two years, he had been converted to the outfield. A well travelled player, he played for 9 different teams in three leagues.[1] He ended his career in the failed Union Association in 1884, including a four game stint as player-manager for the Kansas City Unions, losing all of them.[2]
At the age of 42, Harry passed away after contracting Syphilitic Locomotor Ataxia[3], and was laid to rest at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Baseball Reference playing career
- ^ Baseball Reference managerial career
- ^ The Dead Ball Era
- ^ Spring Grove Cemetery
Categories: 1858 births | 1900 deaths | 19th century baseball players | Major league players from Indiana | Baseball player-managers | Providence Grays players | Cleveland Blues players | Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players | Columbus Buckeyes players | St. Louis Browns players | Kansas City Cowboys (UA) players | Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies players | Baltimore Monumentals players
