About Buttons Briggs
Lived 1875 – 1911 (aged 35). Buttons Briggs was an American baseball player.
Herbert Theodore "Buttons" Briggs (July 8, 1875 – February 18, 1911) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played a total of five seasons.
Career Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Briggs played his entire major league career for the Chicago National League franchise. He began his career with the Chicago Colts in , and played three seasons through the season when the team was known as the Orphans. His second stretch with the club was from to when they were known as the Cubs. He finished his career with 44 wins and 47 losses and a 3.41 ERA.
Later life Around 1910, Briggs contracted pneumonia but was able to return to work as a decorator in Cleveland. In January 1911, a newspaper account described him as "down and out with lung trouble." He died of tuberculosis at his Cleveland home in June 1911. His friends in Cleveland had scheduled a benefit for him, which was held a few days after he died. He is interred at the Calvary Cemetery there.
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Who was Buttons Briggs?
Major League Baseball player
When was Buttons Briggs born?
Buttons Briggs was born on 8 July 1875 in Poughkeepsie.
When did Buttons Briggs die?
Buttons Briggs died on 18 February 1911 in Cleveland.
What was Buttons Briggs's occupation?
Buttons Briggs was a baseball player.
What nationality was Buttons Briggs?
Buttons Briggs was American.
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MLA: "Buttons Briggs." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/buttons-briggs/.
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