Mark Baldwin (baseball)
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Sketch of Mark Baldwin, 1888
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Born: October 29, 1863 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died: November 10, 1929 (aged 66) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 2, 1887, for the Chicago White Stockings | |||
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| September 30, 1893, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 154–165 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.37 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,349 | ||
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Marcus Elmore "Mark" Baldwin (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed "Fido", was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland team in 1883. Though signed by President Albert Spalding to pitch in the 1886 World Series, Baldwin did not play after the St. Louis Browns, against whom Chicago played, objected. He made his MLB debut for the White Stockings in 1887, during which year a writer for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern called him the "swiftest pitcher in the National League" (NL). Released by Chicago player–manager Cap Anson, he signed with the Columbus Solons of the American Association (AA) in 1889, where he led the league in innings pitched, with 513 ⅔, losses, with 34, strikeouts, with 368, and walks, with 274.
In 1889, Baldwin, described as "intelligent and outspoken," recruited players for the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League (PL), the latter of whom he helped to form with the National Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players and the former of whom for which he played.
During his career, he batted and threw right-handed, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and stood 6 feet (72 in) tall.
Marcus Elmore "Mark" Baldwin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 1863, to Franklin E. and Margaret Baldwin. One of two children to the couple, Mark and his family moved to Homestead, Pennsylvania, in 1872. Franklin, a real estate speculator, previously worked as a steelworker, a profession from which he "retired ... some years ago" as of 1892, and as a nailer. Mark started to pitch for amateur Homestead teams in 1880, and, after high school, attended Pennsylvania State University.
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