Larry Schlafly
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Harry Fenton "Larry" Schlafly (September 19, 1878 – June 27, 1919) was an American
Major League Baseball
player and manager
born in Port Washington, Ohio
. Larry entered the majors with a brief stint with the Chicago Orphans
in . He didn't play in the majors again until when he played for the Washington Senators
. Statistically, it was his best season of his career, playing in 123 games
, hit
.246, and stole
29 bases. After playing sparingly for the Senators in , he again disappeared from the majors until emerging as the player-manager for the Buffalo Buffeds
of the Federal League
in . He would stay on the next season as the manager only.
United States
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player and manager
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
born in Port Washington, Ohio
Port Washington, Ohio
Port Washington is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 552 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Port Washington is located at , along the Tuscarawas River....
. Larry entered the majors with a brief stint with the Chicago Orphans
Chicago Cubs
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in . He didn't play in the majors again until when he played for the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
. Statistically, it was his best season of his career, playing in 123 games
Games played
Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.-Baseball:In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game,...
, hit
Batting average
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.246, and stole
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
29 bases. After playing sparingly for the Senators in , he again disappeared from the majors until emerging as the player-manager for the Buffalo Buffeds
Buffalo Buffeds/Blues
The Buffalo Blues were a professional baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League, which was a minor league in 1913 and a full-fledged outlaw major league the next two years. It was the last major league baseball team to be based in the city of Buffalo...
of the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
in . He would stay on the next season as the manager only.