ID
0908
Nationality
American
Occupation
Professional baseball player
Sports
Bookbinder
Summary
First deaf professional baseball player. Born and died in Columbus, OH; deafened as a child; graduated the Ohio School for the deaf, 1878. Was a pitcher for several professional baseball teams, 1879-89; retired to his former job in the Ohio State Bindery.
References
Silent Worker, July 1959, cover, p.19-21; Beating the Breaks, p.116,121.
Dates
10 July 1858-18 August 1893