The only major leaguer born in Kolberg, Germany, was a regular in only two seasons: with the Reds in 1915 and the Pirates in 1918. (ARA)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 4, 1916: To help draw a Labor Day crowd, and because of their longtime rivalry, Christy Mathewson and Three Finger Brown agree to close out their careers in the same game. Matty, now the manager of the Reds, wins 10–8 in his only game not pitched in a Giants uniform. Mathewson and Brown dueled 25 times since 1903, with Brown, now back with the Cubs, winning 13 and losing 10; Matty is 11–13. Both pitcher stagger to the end today in the nitecap of a twinbill, with the Reds racking up 19 hits, three by Matty, off Brown, while the Cubs tally 15 of Mathewson, two hits by Brown. Vic Saier hits a 3-run home run off Matty, the 5th time he has hit a 4-bagger off him, the most Matty has given up to any one hitter. The Cubs score three in the 9th before Matty gets Fritz Mollwitz, representing the tying run, to pop out. Today's win the number 373 for Mathewson. The Cubs win the A.M. contest, 3–0.