Old Timey Baseball Names

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Medric Boucher (1914), C/1B/OF, Baltimore Terrapins/ Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League. WAR: 0.1 (FG), 0.0 (BBR). Used as a pinch hitter, Boucher had 18 plate appearances in 17 games, with 5 hits including a double and a triple. Played soccer in the winter as a right-back.

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Mysterious Walker (1910-1915), SP, 7-23 (.233), 79 ERA+, led FL in Wild Pitches in 1914. WAR: +1.5 (FG), -2.2 (BBR). Accused of assault by a chambermaid as a NY Giant, Walker disappeared to the west coast and pitched with a mask under a pseudonym. Later: VP of an investment firm.

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Noodles Hahn (1899-1906), SP, Reds/Highlanders, 3x leader in SO, 132 ERA+, WAR: 39.4 (FG), 45.7 (BBR). Pitched last no-hitter of the 19th century/first of the 1900s. Became a veterinary doctor and government meat inspector. Worked out with the Reds on game days until he was 68.

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Pickles Dillhoeffer (1917-1921), C, Cubs/Phils/Cards, .223/.266/.283, 58 OPS+, 0 home runs, WAR: -0.9 (FG), -1.3 (BBR). Most known for being part of one of the worst trades in history that sent Pete Alexander to the Cubs. Died in St. Louis of typhoid at 28 in February 1922.

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Thorny Hawkes, 2B, played for the 1879 Troy Trojans and the 1884 Washington Nationals. .234/.249/.274, 77 OPS+. Supposedly set a record in 1879 by consecutively fielding 18 chances and recording 12 putouts without errors. Became a pharmacist in his native Danvers, MA.

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Togie Pittinger (1900-1907), SP for the Boston Beaneaters and Philadelphia Phillies, 115-113, 3.10 ERA, 98 ERA+. Pitched for 2 of the worst teams in baseball and suffered from shoulder problems. Died at 37, two years after retiring, from Bright's Disease (nephritis).

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Squiz Pillion (1915), RP, debuted 8/20 against the Tigers in relief of shelled Rube Bressler. Squiz, a lefty, faced 18 batters: 9 hits, a HBP to opposing starter Bill James, 5 runs (4 earned), 2.1 IP. A's lost 11-1. Career ended after a 2nd mop-up job against the Browns on 8/26.

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Soup Campbell (1940-1941), OF, .246/.315/.318, 70 OPS+, WAR: -0.4 (FG), -0.3 (BBR), Cleveland Indians. Enlisted in WW2 and later had two decent seasons with the AAA Baltimore Orioles of the International League.

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Showboat Fisher (1923-1932), OF, .335/.402/.503. Played 2 seasons w/ Washington Senators, took a 6 year gap before signing with St. Louis, where he had a 138 OPS+ in 92 games. Lived to 95, was last surviving member of the '24 Senators, the last DC team to win the WS until 2019.

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Scoops Carey (1895-1903), 1B, .271/.308/.360, 299 games in 4 seasons w/ Baltimore, Louisville + Washington. Led the National + American Leagues in Fld%. After a strong year in 1902, posted a 39 OPS+ in 1903. Became a painter, converted by Billy Sunday, died at 46 (heart valves).

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Pussy Tebeau (1895), RF, played 2 games for Cleveland Spiders after signing with the Portland, ME club of the New England League and failing to report. Major league career ended after Portland manager Frank Leonard saw the name in the paper and filed a complaint. 3 for 6 in 8 PA.

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Heinie Jantzen (1912), RF, St. Louis Browns, .185/.218/.227, WAR: -0.8 (FG), -0.9 (BBR)

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Dummy Hoy (1888-1902), CF, .288/.386/.760, 110 OPS+, 2048 H, 1429 R, 596 SB, 2x BB leader, retired top 10 in various defensive statistics for OFs, played in 4 leagues for 7 teams, widely considered greatest ever deaf player, may have been the impetus for making safe + out signals

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Boardwalk Brown (1911-1915), SP, 40-39 , 3.47 ERA, 83 ERA+, WAR: 2.7 (FG), -0.6 (BBR). Philadelphia Athletics/New York Yankees