Batting average .241 Role Baseball player Name Jay Faatz | Runs scored 159 Runs batted in 105 | |
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Died April 10, 1923, Syracuse, New York, United States |
Jayson S. Faatz (October 24, 1860 – April 10, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Weedsport, New York, who played at first base for three teams during his four-season career.
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Career
After his 1884 season, he returned to the minor leagues, which included one season with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1885. In his last season, he was named player-manager for a short time with the 1890 Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League, the only season in the league's existence.
After his baseball days were over, among Jay's post-career occupations included insurance salesman. Jay died in Syracuse, New York at the age of 62, and was buried in the Weedsport Rural Cemetery.
References
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