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Old 03-13-2024, 01:54 PM   #31
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Mistake in age.

Tuck Turner appears as 20 years old in 1893. He was actually 26 years old in that year. His true birth date was Feb 13, 1867 and not 1873.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuck_Turner
""Tuck" broke into the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1893 at the age of 26, but as was a common practice in baseball at the time, Turner lied about his age, claiming to be only 20."

2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...urnetu01.shtml
also has him as 26 in 1893 with birth date of Feb 13, 1867.
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