Mark S. Polhemus (October 14, 1860 – November 14, 1923) nicknamed "Humpty Dumpty", was a
Major League Baseball
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player.
Polhemus started the 1887 season with Haverhill of the
New England League. He hit .456 in 51 games and was then acquired by the major league
Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis Hoosiers was the name of three major league and at least three minor league baseball clubs based in Indianapolis.
* Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association), which played in 1884
* Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League), which pla ...
. However, he hit and fielded poorly and only saw action in 20 games for the Hoosiers.
In 1888, he went back to the New England League with the Lowell Chippies. He hit .301 and led the Chippies with 14
home run
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s in just 75 games. In 1889, he played for the
New Orleans Pelicans
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of the
Southern League; he had another good season at the plate, leading the league in
batting average, hits, doubles, and runs scored. New Orleans won the pennant.
[Gisclair, S. Derby. ''Baseball in New Orleans'' (2004), p. 12.]
Polhemus played in various other minor leagues through the 1898 season.
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1860 births
1923 deaths
Sportspeople from Brooklyn
Baseball players from New York City
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Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players
19th-century baseball players
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Lowell Chippies players
Hamilton Hams players
Galveston Sand Crabs players
Spokane Bunchgrassers players
Seattle Hustlers players
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Charleston Seagulls players
Baseball players from New York (state)
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