John Nelson Kerins was an American

United States

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 Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player born in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, who played mainly at first base

First baseman

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, but played significant time at catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

. John began his major league career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers

Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association)

The Indianapolis Hoosiers were a professional baseball team who played one season at the major league level. They played in the American Association in and finished in 12th place with a 29-78 record, 46 games behind the first-place New York Metropolitans. Their home games were played at Seventh...

 of the American Association

American Association (19th century)

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. After the season, the Hoosiers folded, and John moved on to the Louisville Colonels

Louisville Colonels

The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...

, where he spent the next four full seasons, and one partial season in . He finished that season off with the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles (19th century)

The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...

, then played his last season in for the St. Louis Browns

St. Louis Cardinals

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In addition to playing, twice he was named interim manager

Manager (baseball)

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, once each with the Colonels in and in his one season with the Browns.

John died in Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

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 at the age of 61, and was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

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