Jack Chapman
| Jack Chapman | |
|---|---|
| Right fielder/Manager | |
| Born: May 8, 1843 Brooklyn, New York | |
| Died: June 10, 1916 (aged 73) Brooklyn, New York | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 5, 1874, for the Brooklyn Atlantics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 8, 1876, for the Louisville Grays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Runs scored | 64 |
| RBIs | 59 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Curtis "Jack" Chapman (May 8, 1843 – June 10, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing in the National Association when he played for the 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics and the 1875 St. Louis Brown Stockings.[1] In 1876, when the National League formed, he became the player-manager for the Louisville Grays. The following season saw him staying with Louisville in the manager role only. After the 1877 season, the Louisville team was expelled from the National League and Chapman became manager of the Milwaukee Grays. The team had a poor record, and he was fired.[2] In all, he managed 11 seasons in the majors, compiling a record of 351 wins and 502 losses, winning one championship in 1890 with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association.[3]
Chapman's nickname was "Death to Flying Things", although fellow major leaguer Bob Ferguson had also been given the nickname. Chapman died in Brooklyn at the age of 73, and he is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Baseball-Reference player statistics
- ^ "The Baseball Historian". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
- ^ Baseball-Reference managerial statistics
- ^ Baseball-Almanac player page
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Career Managerial Record Baseball-Reference.com
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Brooklyn Enterprise players
- Brooklyn Atlantics (NABBP) players
- Brooklyn Atlantics players
- St. Louis Brown Stockings (NA) players
- Louisville Grays players
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- Baseball managers
- Louisville Grays managers
- Milwaukee Grays managers
- Worcester Worcesters managers
- Detroit Wolverines managers
- Buffalo Bisons (NL) managers
- Louisville Colonels managers
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- 19th-century baseball players
- 1843 births
- 1916 deaths
- Major League Baseball player-managers
- Baseball coaches from New York (state)