David P. Pierson (August 20, 1855 – November 11, 1922) was an American

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player who played

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and outfield for the

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of the

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in 1876. His brother,

Dick Pierson Edmund Dana "Dick" Pierson (October 24, 1857 to July 20, 1922) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. Pierson played for the New York Metropolitans in . In 3 career games, he had 1 hit in 9 at-bats. It is not known with what hand he batted, ...

, also played professional baseball.

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1855 births 1922 deaths 19th-century baseball players Sportspeople from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball outfielders Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879) players Newark Domestics players {{US-baseball-catcher-1850s-stub