John Peter Thielman (May 20, 1879 – January 28, 1928) was a German-American
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played from
1905
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through
1908 for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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(1905–1906),
Cleveland Naps
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(1907–1908) and
Boston Red Sox
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(1908).
He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on May 20, 1879, to Leonard and Mary Thielman. Leonard was a hardware dealer at the time of the 1900 census, a German immigrant who had come to the United States around 1858. Mary had been born in New York to German immigrant parents. " Listed at , , Thielman batted and threw right-handed
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. He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota
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. His younger brother, Henry Thielman, also pitched in the majors.
In a four-season career, Thielman posted a 30–28 record with 158 strikeout
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s and a 3.16 ERA
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Comp ...
in 65 appearances, including 56 starts, 56 complete game
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s, three shutout
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s, and 475⅓ innings of work.
Thielman died at the age of 48 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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.
Best seasons
*1905 – 15 wins, 87 SO, 3.50 ERA, 242.0 innings
*1907 – 11 wins, 56 SO, 2.33 ERA, 166.0 innings
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