1894 Petersburg Baseball Players

John "The Kid" Foreman, 1894 Petersburg, Virginia, Baseball Player
John Foreman also played part of the 1895 season for Petersburg, leaving in July when he signed with the Pittsburg "Pirates".
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Information about John Foreman from Retrosheet

John Foreman
Full name:	John Davis Foreman
Born:	August 6, 1875	Baltimore, Maryland
Died:	October 10, 1926	Baltimore, Maryland
Buried:	Druid Ridge Cemetery	Pikesville, Maryland (Cremater)
First Game:	July 18, 1895	Final Game:	September 22, 1896
Umpired First Game:	July 29, 1896	Umpired Final Game:	September 20, 1896
Bat: Left	Throw: Left	Height: 5' 8"	Weight: 150
Brother of Frank Foreman

Per Baseball Necrology:

Brownie Foreman

2 Years Pitcher

Born 6 Aug 1875 Baltimore MD

Died 10 Dec 1926

He was a policeman in Druid Hill Park.

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Information about John Foreman from Reed Howard

Foreman,	John D.,	b. 1875,	Baltimore, MD

1893			Baltimore YMCA	Amat	p.
1894	21 Apr	- 13 Sep	Petersburg, VA	Va	p.
1895	16 Apr	- 9 Jul	Petersburg, VA	VaSt	p.	14-8	Oak Ridge Institute
1895-6	18 Jul	32 g.	Pitt/Cinc	NL	p.	"Brownie" 5'6"; 125#	("SL"7/27/95)
1897	23 Apr	23 May	Grand Rapids	West	p.
	13 Jun	22 Aug	Kansas City	West	p.		("NashAmer" 7/26/97)
	29 Aug	8 Sep	Columbus	West	p.
1898	26 Apr	27 Jun	Nolfolk	Atl	p.
	29 Jul	20 Aug	Reading	Atl	p.		susp. accepting Lond Contr.
	5 Sep	- 19 Sep	London	Canadian	p.	2-2	'99 Res.
1899			Gettysburg, PA	Indep	p.	to coach Gettys. Col.	("NatPastime" 2004)
1900	22 May	13 Jun	Toronto	East	p.