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John Tener From Ball Player To League President
John Tener rose from Pittsburgh pitcher to governor of Pennsylvania and later head of the National League. He played for the Chicago White Stockings during Anson’s era, toured the world in 1888 89, and later became a bank president and public utility investor before entering state and national politics and finally leading baseball’s National League.
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