John Hutchins "Happy Jack" Bellman (March 4, 1864December 8, 1931) was an American

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catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

. He played professionally for the

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. Bellman was born in Taylorsville, Kentucky. He played one game for the

, on April 23, 1889. Bellman died on December 8, 1931, in

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and is interred at Calvary Cemetery in Louisville.

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1864 births 1931 deaths Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky St. Louis Browns (AA) players Major League Baseball catchers 19th-century baseball players Frankfort (minor league baseball) players Altoona Mountain Cities players St. Joseph Reds players Danville Browns players Dallas Tigers players Houston Mud Cats players Fort Worth Panthers players People from Taylorsville, Kentucky Sportspeople from the Louisville metropolitan area {{baseball-catcher-stub