John Francis (Gammon) Smith (1864 - 1952)

Born 12 Dec 1864 in Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Hannah M (Dixon) Smith — married 22 Oct 1900 in Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1952 at age 87 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

John (Gammon) Smith is Notable.

John Francis was born John Gammon in 1864. He married Margaret Cowan in 1885. They had two children: Isabel Smith Warnick (1886–1966) and Elsie Smith MacFarland (1895–1969). On October 22,1900, John married Hannah Dixon in New Jersey.

Wikipedia entry^[1]

John Francis Gammon was an American professional baseball player and player-manager from 1884 to 1905. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a pitcher, for six different clubs.

In his eight seasons in the major leagues, Smith appeared as a pitcher in 140 games and compiled a 54–74 (.422) win-loss record with a 3.89 earned run average (ERA) and 519 strikeouts. He saw his most extensive playing time with the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association, compiling a 41–50 win-loss record during the 1887 and 1888 seasons.

Smith later served as a player-manager in the minor leagues from the early 1890s through 1905. He was credited with discovering Christy Mathewson in 1899 and developing him into an outstanding pitcher during the 1900 season.

When he became a professional baseball player, he changed his name to John “Phenomenal” Smith. He played professional baseball for the major leagues for eight seasons on the following teams. He was a left handed pitcher.

1. Philadelphia Athletics (1884)
2. Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1884)
3. Brooklyn Grays (1885)
4. Philadelphia Athletics (1885)
5. Detroit Wolverines (1886)
6. Baltimore Orioles (1887–1888)
7. Philadelphia Athletics (1888–1889)
8. Philadelphia Phillies (1890–1891)

After retirement in 1904 from professional baseball, John became a police officer in Manchester, New Hampshire. He passed away in 1952.

BURIAL

New Saint Joseph Cemetery; Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

Find-a-Grave ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenal_Smith
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70494658/john-smith

• Baseball Reference.com
• United States Census, 1930
• New Hampshire Death Certificates, 1938-1959
• New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985