Jack Chapman

Jack Chapman
Right fielder/Manager
Born: (1843-05-08)May 8, 1843 Brooklyn, New York
Died: June 10, 1916(1916-06-10) (aged 73) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 1874 for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 1876 for the Louisville Grays
Career statistics
Batting average	.246
Runs scored	64
RBIs	59
Teams
National Association of Base Ball Players Enterprise of Brooklyn (1860–1861) Brooklyn Atlantics (1862–1866, 1868–1870) Quaker City of Philadelphia (1867) League player Brooklyn Atlantics (1874) St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875) Louisville Grays (1876) League manager Louisville Grays (1876–1877) Milwaukee Grays (1878) Worcester Ruby Legs (1882) Detroit Wolverines (1883–1884) Buffalo Bisons (NL) (1885) Louisville Colonels (1889–1892)
Career highlights and awards
Managed 1890 American Association champions Louisville Colonels.

John Curtis "Jack" Chapman (May 8, 1843 – June 10, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing in the National Association when he played for the 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics and the 1875 St. Louis Brown Stockings. In 1876, when the National League formed, he became the player-manager for the Louisville Grays. The following season saw him staying with Louisville in the manager role only. After the 1877 season, the Louisville team was expelled from the National League and Chapman became manager of the Milwaukee Grays. The team had a poor record, and he was fired. In all, he managed 11 seasons in the majors, compiling a record of 351 wins and 502 losses, winning one championship in 1890 with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association.

Chapman's nickname was "Death to Flying Things", although fellow major leaguer Bob Ferguson had also been given the nickname. Chapman died in Brooklyn at the age of 73, and he is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball player–managers