Happy Townsend
From BR Bullpen
John Townsend
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
- School Washington College
- Debut April 19, 1901
- Final Game September 21, 1906
- Born April 9, 1879 in Townsend, DE USA
- Died December 21, 1963 in Wilmington, DE USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Happy Townsend pitched six seasons in the major leagues. The SABR biography of Bob Unglaub states that Townsend and Unglaub were battery mates for a couple teams. Townsend, whose nickname "Happy" came from a carefree attitude, had as a child thrown rocks to knock off apples on apple trees and had imitated the deliveries of famous pitchers.
He and Unglaub played in 1897 for Federalsburg and Millington.
The Washington College Hall of Fame has a page on him. He pitched for the college beginning in 1898-99 and also had pitched on a team which played against the college in 1897. After baseball he lived and worked in Philadelphia, PA.
