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3 unusual facts about Bud Fowler


Bud Fowler

Johnny Peters, the manager of the then-disbanded Stillwater, Minnesota team, helped Fowler get connected with the new team in Keokuk.

In 1883, Fowler played for a team in Niles, Ohio; in 1884, he played for Stillwater, Minnesota, in the Northwestern League; and, in 1888, he played for a team in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Sol White

Also in 1895, White played for Bud Fowler's barnstorming Page Fence Giants team, batting .404 as the Giants finished with an impressive 118-36-2 record and played in 112 towns in 7 states.


John T. Brush

In 1888 he offered a tryout to Bud Fowler, but ultimately decided not to challenge the sport's color line.


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