John Shaffer (baseball)
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John W. Shaffer was an American
baseball
player. He played for the 1886 New York Metropolitans
. He continued to play in the minor leagues through 1897.
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player. He played for the 1886 New York Metropolitans
New York Metropolitans
The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
. He continued to play in the minor leagues through 1897.