John Francis Dwyer (March 25, 1868 - February 4, 1943) born in
Lee, Massachusetts was an
American right-handed
pitcher in
Major League Baseball with the
Chicago White Stockings (1888–89),
Chicago Pirates (1890),
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891),
Milwaukee Brewers (1891),
St. Louis Browns (1892) and
Cincinnati Reds (1892–99).
He led the National League in saves (2) in 1893 and home runs allowed (27) in 1894.
He currently ranks 61st on the MLB career complete games List (270) and 85th on the MLB career hits allowed list (3,301).
In 12 seasons he had a 176-152 win-loss record, 365 games (318 started), 270 complete games, 12 shutouts, 6 saves, 2,810 innings pitched, 3,301 hits allowed, 1,782 runs allowed, 1,202 earned runs allowed, 109 home runs allowed, 764 walks allowed, 563 strikeouts, and a 3.85 ERA. On June 23, 1896, Dwyer gave up
Roger Connor's 123rd homer, breaking
Harry Stovey's previous record of 122. Connor's record of 138 would eventually be broken by
Babe Ruth.
He later served as the second
manager of the
Detroit Tigers, managing for one season in . Dwyer briefly
umpired in the NL in 1899 and 1901, and in
American League in 1904; during which he umpired
Cy Young's
perfect game.
He died in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts at the age of 74.
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