Jay Parker (July 8, 1874 – June 8, 1935) was a

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who played briefly for the

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during the season. Listed at , 185 lb., Parker batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Theresa, New York. His older brother,

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, also pitched in the majors. Little is known about this player on a Pirates uniform. Parker was 25 years old when he entered the majors on September 27, 1899 with Pittsburgh, starting against the

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. His performance that afternoon at

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, reduced to the bare essentials, matching his career totals: three batters,

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one, walked two, and gave up two earned runs, without making an out to have an undefined

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. It is sometimes incorrectly displayed as zero or as the lowest ranking ERA when it is more akin to the highest. He played through 1905, but never appeared in a major-league game again. He had brief stints as a manager in the minor leagues in 1904 and 1914. Parker died in

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, at the age of 60.

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