Cornelius Francis "Neal" Finn (January 24, 1904 – July 7, 1933) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers and

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. Finn was born in Brooklyn, New York. Finn was also an alternate for the silver medal winning USA II bobsled team at the

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. He died during the 1933 season after surgery to repair an ulcer. In 321 games over four seasons, Finn posted a .262 batting average (274-for-1044) with 125 runs, 3

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and 102

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. He finished his career with a .961

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playing at second and third base.

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