John Harkins
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John Joseph Harkins (Pa)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
- School Rutgers University
- Debut May 2, 1884
- Final Game May 1, 1888
- Born April 12, 1859 in New Brunswick, NJ USA
- Died November 20, 1940 in New Brunswick, NJ USA
[edit] Biographical Information
John "Pa" Harkins pitched five years in the majors, never posting a winning record but having ERA's in the first years that were good enough to keep him pitching.
After his playing days he coached at Yale University, Lehigh University, and Princeton University. At Yale, he coached Amos Alonzo Stagg, who later became a famous football coach. Harkins later was an alderman in New Brunswick, NJ and then a sergeant-at-arms in the court there. He had ten children.
One source: obituary. www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Harkins.John.Obit.html
