James Leslie Vaughn

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James Leslie Vaughn, better known as Hippo Vaughn, was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher most recognized for his standout seasons with the Chicago Cubs.

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James Leslie Vaughn canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher ⓘ
human ⓘ
professional baseball player ⓘ
allStarSelection none (pre-All-Star era) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hippo Vaughn ⓘ
bats left ⓘ
battingHand left-handed ⓘ
birthName James Leslie Vaughn ⓘ
burialPlace Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Park Township, Illinois, United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1888-04-09 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1966-05-29 ⓘ
earnedRunAverage 2.49 ⓘ
eraOfActivity early 20th century ⓘ
eraTitle National League ERA leader 1918 ⓘ
familyName Vaughn ⓘ
finalMLBGameDate 1921-09-13 ⓘ
finalMLBTeam Chicago Cubs ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
league National League ⓘ
middleName Leslie ⓘ
MLBDebutDate 1908-06-19 ⓘ
MLBDebutLeague Major League Baseball ⓘ
MLBDebutTeam New York Highlanders ⓘ
nicknameOrigin Known as "Hippo" due to his large frame ⓘ
notableFor standout pitching seasons with the Chicago Cubs ⓘ
notableGame Double no-hitter with Fred Toney on 1917-05-02 ⓘ
notableSeason 1914 ⓘ
1918 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Weatherford, Texas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
playedFor Chicago Cubs ⓘ
New York Highlanders ⓘ
Washington Senators ⓘ
positionPlayed pitcher ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
strikeouts 1223 ⓘ
teamMostAssociatedWith Chicago Cubs ⓘ
threwNoHitter yes ⓘ
throwingHand left-handed ⓘ
throws left ⓘ
winLossRecord 178–137 ⓘ
worldSeriesAppearance 1918 World Series ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hippo Vaughn → fullName → James Leslie Vaughn ⓘ
subject linked to: Leslie
Hippo Vaughn → birthName → James Leslie Vaughn ⓘ
subject linked to: James Leslie Vaughn