Английская Википедия:Buttons Briggs
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography Herbert Theodore "Buttons" Briggs (July 8, 1875 – February 18, 1911) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played a total of five seasons.
Career
Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Briggs played his entire major league career for the Chicago National League franchise. He began his career with the Chicago Colts in Шаблон:Baseball year, and played three seasons through the Шаблон:Baseball year season when the team was known as the Orphans. His second stretch with the club was from Шаблон:Baseball year to Шаблон:Baseball year when they were known as the Cubs. He finished his career with 44 wins and 47 losses and a 3.41 ERA.[1]
Later life
Around 1910, Briggs contracted pneumonia but was able to return to work as a decorator in Cleveland. In January 1911, a newspaper account described him as "down and out with lung trouble."[2] He died of tuberculosis at his Cleveland home in June 1911. His friends in Cleveland had scheduled a benefit for him, which was held a few days after he died.[3] He is interred at the Calvary Cemetery there.[1]
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