About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Bill Conway (baseball), Bill Hawes, Bill McGunnigle, Cannonball Titcomb, Charlie Baker (baseball), Charlie Barber, Charlie Berry (second baseman), Charlie Fisher (baseball), Charlie Yingling, Chippy McGarr, Con Lucid, Con Murphy (baseball), Cyclone Ryan, Dupee Shaw, Edgar Smith (pitcher), Ed Conley, Ed Crane (baseball), Elmer Foster, Frank Quinlan, Fred Carl (baseball), Fred Doe, Fred Lake, Gene Vadeboncoeur, George Moolic, Gid Gardner, Jack Doyle (baseball), Jack Manning (baseball), Jimmy Cooney (1890s shortstop), Jim Cudworth, Jim McKeever (baseball), Joe Yingling, John Anderson (outfielder), John Irwin (baseball), John K. Tener, John Munce, Kid Butler (outfielder), Kid Madden, Lou Galvin, Lou Say, Miah Murray, Mike Jordan (baseball), Mike Slattery (baseball), Morgan Murphy (baseball), Rooney Sweeney, Sandy McDermott, Taylor Shafer, Thorny Hawkes, Tim Shinnick, Tommy McCarthy, Tom Healey, Walter Prince, Walt Woods, Wilbert Robinson. Excerpt: John Kinley Tener (July 25, 1863 - May 19, 1946) was a Major League baseball player and executive and, from 1911 to 1915, served as the 25th Governor of Pennsylvania. John Tener was born in County Tyrone, Ireland to George Evans Tener and Susan Wallis. In 1872, Tener's father died and the family moved the following year to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tener attended public schools and later worked as a clerk for hardware manufacturer Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation from 1881-1885. In 1885, Tener, who was six-foot-four (1.93 meters), decided to try his hand at professional baseball. He joined the Haverhill, Massachusetts minor league baseball team in the New England League as a pitcher and outfielder and was a teammate of future Hall of Fame players Wilbert Robinson and Tommy McCarthy. Later that year, Tener made his Major League debut with the Baltimore Orioles of the...