Fred Hayner
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1871 – 1929
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Who was Fred Hayner?
Fred Ames Hayner, was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game, on August 19, 1890 with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League. He pitched four innings in relief and allowed nine runs, six of which were earned. Hayner later became a sportswriter for the Chicago Daily News in Chicago, Illinois and is credited with coining the name "Cubs" to refer to the team then known as the Chicago Colts, owing to their young age. The name was officially adopted in 1906.
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- Born
- Nov 3, 1871
Janesville - Lived in
- Janesville
- Died
- Jan 14, 1929
Lake Forest
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on July 23, 2013
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