Bunny Hearn
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Hearn, c. 1938
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Born: May 21, 1891 Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
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Died: October 10, 1959 (aged 68) Wilson, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1910, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 2, 1920, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 13–24 | ||
| Strikeouts | 111 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.91 | ||
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Charles Bunn "Bunny" Hearn (May 21, 1891 – October 10, 1959) was a major league baseball pitcher, Major League scout, and minor league, semi-pro and college level manager.
He was born on May 21, 1891 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Hearn attended Elon College and what is now Mississippi State University. His 109 strikeouts in 1910 was an Elon single season record that stood for sixty seven years.
In the minor leagues, Hearn won twenty two games for the 1916 New London Planters. The 1916 squad was named one of the one hundred greatest teams in minor league history by the official Minor League Baseball website.
During his Major League career, Hearn played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Giants, the Federal League Pittsburgh Rebels, and the Boston Braves. He compiled a record of 13–24 over six seasons. He was later a scout for the Boston Red Sox.
Following the 1913 season, Hearn was a member of John McGraw's world touring team. At a game in London, Hearn explained the various grips pitchers used on the ball to King George V. Later in life, he would often brag that he taught the King of England how to throw a curve.
In 1928, Hearn was a part-owner, manager, and pitcher for the Piedmont League team in Winston-Salem that won the title.
During the 1930s, Hearn managed teams in the semi-professional Coastal Plain League including the Kinston Eagles who won the league championship in 1935.
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