John Jay "Jack" Remsen (April, 1850 – After 1884), was an American
Major League Baseball
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player who played mainly in
center field
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for eight teams in nine seasons, from 1872 to 1884. He played for the
Brooklyn Atlantics
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,
New York Mutuals
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,
Hartford Dark Blues
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History
In 1874, baseball in Hartford, CT was being played in a fever pit ...
, of the
National Association; the Dark Blues,
St. Louis Brown Stockings,
Chicago White Stockings,
Cleveland Blues,
Philadelphia Quakers of the
National League
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; and the
Brooklyn Atlantics
The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn ("Atlantic" or the "Brooklyn Atlantics") was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty. The team was also the first baseball club to visit the White House in 1865 at the invitation of President And ...
of the
American Association American Association may refer to:
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* American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891
* American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997
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.
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1850 births
Major League Baseball center fielders
Baseball players from New York (state)
19th-century baseball players
Philadelphia Quakers players
Brooklyn Atlantics players
Brooklyn Atlantics (AA) players
New York Mutuals players
Hartford Dark Blues players
St. Louis Brown Stockings players
Chicago White Stockings players
Cleveland Blues (NL) players
Sportspeople from Brooklyn
Baseball players from New York City
Utica Pent Ups players
Bay City (minor league baseball) players
Fort Wayne Hoosiers players
Hartford Babies players
Hartford Dark Blues (minor league) players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Meriden Silvermen players
Mansfield (minor league baseball) players
Ottawa Modocs players
Year of death unknown
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