Daniel Edward Dugdale (October 28, 1864 – March 9, 1934) was a

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. He played for the 1886

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and 1894 Washington Senators in the

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. He continued to play ball in the minor leagues through 1897, primarily in the

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. He managed in the minors with the

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(player/manager) in 1896-97, Seattle Chinooks (1903),

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(1904),

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(1907–08) and Seattle Giants (1911). He became involved in Seattle's real estate market and became fairly wealthy. He used his wealth to build several baseball stadiums in the Seattle area. The

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in Seattle bore his name until it was destroyed in 1932.Dugdale, Daniel E. (1864–1934), Baseball Pioneer
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