Hippo Vaughn

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Hippo Vaughn was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his standout seasons with the Chicago Cubs, including a key role in their 1918 pennant-winning campaign.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
achievement key pitcher on 1918 Chicago Cubs National League pennant winners
activeYearsInMLB 1908–1921
bats left
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1888-04-09
dateOfDeath 1966-05-29
era Dead-ball era
surface form: Deadball Era
finalMLBGameDate 1921-09-13
finalMLBTeam Chicago Cubs
givenName James
hallOfFameStatus not inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame
handedness left-handed pitcher
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Cubs
New York Highlanders
Washington Senators (1901–1960)
surface form: Washington Senators
middleName Leslie
MLBDebutDate 1908-06-19
MLBDebutTeam New York Highlanders
nickname Hippo
notableSeason 1918
notableWork 1918 National League pennant-winning season with the Chicago Cubs
occupation baseball player
placeOfBirth Weatherford, Texas, United States of America
placeOfDeath Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
playedFor Chicago Cubs
New York Highlanders
Washington Senators (1901–1960)
surface form: Washington Senators
positionPlayed pitcher
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
statisticLabel careerEarnedRunAverage
careerStrikeouts
careerWins
statisticValue 1,416
178
2.49
teamInNotableSeason Chicago Cubs
throws left

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1918 World Series notablePlayer Hippo Vaughn