Jack Chapman
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John Curtis Chapman (May 8, 1843 - June 10, 1916) was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball 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 was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.[4]
| Preceded by Frank Bancroft |
Detroit Wolverines Managers 1883-1884 |
Succeeded by Charlie Morton |
| Preceded by Dan Shannon |
Louisville Colonels Managers 1889-1892 |
Succeeded by Fred Pfeffer |
[edit] References
- ^ Baseball-Reference player statistics
- ^ The Baseball Historian
- ^ Baseball-Reference managerial statistics
- ^ Baseball-Almanac player page
