Lamont Amos "Monte" McFarland (November 7, 1872 – November 15, 1913) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

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who played for the

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in 1895 and 1896. He remained active as a player in the minor leagues through 1910. His brother,

Chappie McFarland Charles Amos McFarland (March 13, 1875 – December 14, 1924) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Superbas from 1902 to 1906. McFarland retired with a 3.35 earned run av ...

, was also a professional baseball player.

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