Frank Dwyer

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).

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 * Team(s) = Chicago White Stockings (1888-1889), Chicago Pirates (1890), Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891), Milwaukee Brewers (1891), St. Louis Browns (1892), Cincinnati Reds (1892-1899)

Background
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, 47 Games Finished, 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, 35 Hit Batsmen, 63 Wild Pitches and a 3.85 ERA.

He later served as the second manager of the Detroit Tigers, managing for one season in 1902. 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.