John Henry Wisner (November 5, 1899 – December 15, 1981), known as "Big" Jack Wisner, was a

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. He played all or part of four seasons in

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between 1919 and 1926. He played for the

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and

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."Jack Wisner Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-17.

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