John William Snyder (October 6, 1886 in

Lincoln, Pennsylvania Lincoln is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 932 at the 2020 United States Census. Lincoln does not have its own post office. Three ZIP codes are used in the borough: 15133 for the northern portion of ...

– December 13, 1981 in

Brownsville, Pennsylvania Brownsville is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, first settled in 1785 as the site of a trading post a few years after the Sullivan Expedition, defeat of the Iroquois enabled a post-Revolutionary war ...

) was a professional baseball player who played the position of

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 ...

in seven games for the 1917

Brooklyn Robins The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former major league player.

External links

* 1886 births 1981 deaths People from Lincoln, Pennsylvania Major League Baseball catchers Brooklyn Robins players Baseball players from Pennsylvania Minor league baseball managers Saginaw Ducks players London Tecumsehs (baseball) players Joplin Miners players Maysville Rivermen players {{US-baseball-catcher-1880s-stub