Major league baseball player 1881-1890. Pitcher and position player for the Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys, Washington Senators, Indianapolis Hoosiers and the Philadelphia Athletics.
cause of death: Consumption
May have actually died as the result of being struck by a batted ball.
According to the below article [1], quoting Al Maul, Whitney was hit by a batted ball around 1888 (Bill Kuehne was said to be the batter). He was never quite the same afterwards and died a few years later.
[1] https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/02/24/dead-ball-ballplayer-grasshopper-jim-whitney
cause of death: Consumption
May have actually died as the result of being struck by a batted ball.
According to the below article [1], quoting Al Maul, Whitney was hit by a batted ball around 1888 (Bill Kuehne was said to be the batter). He was never quite the same afterwards and died a few years later.
[1] https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/02/24/dead-ball-ballplayer-grasshopper-jim-whitney
Major league baseball player 1881-1890. Pitcher and position player for the Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys, Washington Senators, Indianapolis Hoosiers and the Philadelphia Athletics.
cause of death: Consumption
May have actually died as the result of being struck by a batted ball.
According to the below article [1], quoting Al Maul, Whitney was hit by a batted ball around 1888 (Bill Kuehne was said to be the batter). He was never quite the same afterwards and died a few years later.
[1] https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/02/24/dead-ball-ballplayer-grasshopper-jim-whitney
cause of death: Consumption
May have actually died as the result of being struck by a batted ball.
According to the below article [1], quoting Al Maul, Whitney was hit by a batted ball around 1888 (Bill Kuehne was said to be the batter). He was never quite the same afterwards and died a few years later.
[1] https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/02/24/dead-ball-ballplayer-grasshopper-jim-whitney
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