Jack Farrell
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John A. "Moose" Farrell (July 5, 1857 - February 10, 1914) was a 19th century major league baseball player who played mainly second base in his 11 seasons. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Jack made is major league debut for the 1879 Syracuse Stars of the National League, where he played the majority of that year until moving onto the Providence Grays, where he would play the next six seasons. His career numbers include 877 hits in 884 games played, 23 home runs, and a .243 batting average.[1] In 1881, he began the season as the player-manager for the Grays, compiling a 24 win, 27 loss record. On August 3, Jack quit as "captain" of the team,[2] he was succeeded by outfielder Tom York, and the team would finish the season with 23 wins against 10 losses, finishing in second place.[3]
Jack died in Cedar Grove, New Jersey at the age of 56, and was buried at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange, New Jersey.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Baseball-reference player page
- ^ Baseball Library: 1881
- ^ Baseball-reference manager page
- ^ Retrosheet
