Nathaniel Monroe Kellogg (September 28, 1858July 19, 1923) was a

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. He played in five games for the 1885

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. He continued to play in the minor leagues through 1891, primarily in the

New England League The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played intermittently in five of the six New England states (Vermont excepted) between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League B ...

and

Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for five seasons: 1879, 1883–1884, and 1886–1887. After the 1887 season, the league was replaced by the We ...

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