Frank Pidgeon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Pidgeon

baseball player (1825-1884)

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1825

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1884

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Francis Pidgeon Sr.
(February 11, 1825 – June 12, 1884) was an American baseball pitcher.
He played for Eckford of Brooklyn from 1855 to 1862, and was one of the club's founders.
Pidgeon has been called one of the top pitchers of the era, and participated in New York-area all-star games in 1858.
Playing as an amateur, Pidgeon vigorously opposed payments to baseball players and authored a law banning them in the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP).
After professionalism began spreading, he left the Eckford club before sponsoring an unsuccessful resolution opposing player pay in 1870.
Pidgeon worked as a contractor before being hit by a train and killed in 1884.