Harry Fenton "Larry" Schlafly (September 19, 1878 – June 27, 1919) was an American

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born in

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. Larry entered the majors with a brief stint with the

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in . He didn't play in the majors again until when he played for the Washington Senators. Statistically, it was his best season of his career, playing in 123

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.246, and stole 29 bases. After playing sparingly for the Senators in , he again disappeared from the majors until emerging as the

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for the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League in . He would stay on the next season as the manager only. He died from

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on June 27, 1919.

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