John Weyhing (June 24, 1869 – June 20, 1890) was a left-handed pitcher who played for the

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in 1888 and

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in 1889. The brother of pitcher

Gus Weyhing August Weyhing (September 29, 1866 – September 4, 1955) was an American pitcher in professional baseball. Nicknamed "Cannonball", "Rubber Arm Gun", and "Rubber-Winged Gus", he played for nine different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 188 ...

, he died four days before his 21st birthday. He made his debut on July 13, 1888 at the age of 19 – the third youngest player in the league. In eight games that year, he went 3-4 with a 1.23 ERA and seven complete games. He pitched 65 innings, allowing 52 hits and 17 walks while striking out 30 batters. Though he gave up 26 runs, only nine of them were earned. On December 14, 1888, he was purchased by the Solons from the Red Stockings. In 1889, he appeared in only one game, which would prove to be the final game of his career. On April 20, he pitched one inning, allowing three runs for a 27.00 ERA. He contracted

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, prematurely ending his career and life. Overall, Weyhing pitched in nine big league games, starting eight of them. He went 3-4 with a 1.62 ERA.Baseball Reference
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1869 births 1890 deaths Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Columbus Solons players Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Kentucky {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub