John Pappalau
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John Joseph Pappalau
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
- School College of the Holy Cross
- Debut June 9, 1897
- Final Game June 22, 1897
- Born April 3, 1875 in Albany, NY USA
- Died May 12, 1944 in Albany, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
John Pappalau was one of three players who were at the College of the Holy Cross in 1897 and came to the majors. Doc Powers and Bill Fox were the others. Chief Sockalexis had been at Holy Cross in 1895-96, and made his major league debut in 1897 along with Pappalau on the 1897 Cleveland Spiders.
