Mark Baldwin (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mark Baldwin (baseball)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1863

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1929

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Marcus Elmore "Mark" Baldwin (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed "Fido", was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland team in 1883.
Though signed by Chicago White Stockings President Albert Spalding to pitch in the 1886 World Series, Baldwin did not play after the St.
Louis Browns, against whom Chicago played, objected.
He made his MLB debut for the White Stockings in 1887, during which year a writer for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern called him the "swiftest pitcher in the National League" (NL).
Released by Chicago player–manager Cap Anson, he signed with the Columbus Solons of the American Association (AA) in 1889, where he led the league in innings pitched, with 513 ?, losses, with 34, strikeouts, with 368, and walks, with 274. In 1889, Baldwin, described as "intelligent and outspoken," recruited players for the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League (PL), the latter of whom he helped to form with the National Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players and the former of whom for which he played. During his career, he batted and threw right-handed, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and stood 6 feet (72 in) tall.