- Jack Farrell
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Farrell
position=Second Baseman 
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=July 5 1857
city-state|Newark|New Jersey
deathdate= death date and age|1914|2|9|1857|7|5
city-state|Cedar Grove|New Jersey
debutdate=May 1
debutyear= by|1879
debutteam= Syracuse Stars
finaldate=June 11
finalyear= by|1889
finalteam= Baltimore Orioles
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.243
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=23
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=370
teams=As Player
* Syracuse Stars (by|1879)
*Providence Grays (by|1879–by|1885)
* Philadelphia Quakers (by|1886)
* Washington Nationals (by|1886–by|1887)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1888–by|1889)As Manager
*Providence Grays (by|1881)
highlights=John A. "Jack" Farrell (
July 5 1857 –February 9 1914 ), also known as "Moose", was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player who played mainly second base in his 11 seasons. Born inNewark, New Jersey , Jack made is major league debut for the by|1879 Syracuse Stars of theNational League , where he played the majority of that season, until moving onto theProvidence Grays , where he would play the next six seasons. His career numbers include 877 hits in 884games played , 23home run s, and a .243batting average . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/farreja02.shtml Baseball-reference player page] ] In by|1881, he began the season as theplayer-manager for the Grays, compiling a 24 win, 27 loss record. OnAugust 3 , Jack quit as "captain" of the team, [ [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1881 Baseball Library: 1881] ] he was succeeded byoutfielder Tom York, and the team would finish the season with 23 wins against 10 losses, good for second place. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/farreja02.shtml Baseball-reference manager page] ]Jack died in
Cedar Grove, New Jersey at the age of 56, and was buried at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery inEast Orange, New Jersey . [ [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/F/Pfarrj105.htm Retrosheet] ]References
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Persondata
NAME = Farrell, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Farrell, John A.; Farrell, Moose
SHORT DESCRIPTION = 19th century baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = July 5, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH = Newark, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH = February 9, 1914
PLACE OF DEATH = Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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