Peter James Hotaling, nicknamed Monkey, (December 16, 1856 – July 3, 1928) was an American

United States

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 center fielder

Center fielder

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 in Major League Baseball

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 for nine seasons from to . He was born in Mohawk, New York

Mohawk, New York

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, and died in Cleveland, Ohio

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 at the age of 71. He is interred at Lake View Cemetery

Lake View Cemetery

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 in Cleveland.

Hotaling got the nickname monkey after suffering an eye injury while catching a baseball game. He came back weeks later with a catchers mask on
(the first player to do so). After donning the make he became known as monkey for the rest of his baseball career.

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