Art Weaver
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Arthur Coggshall "Art" Weaver (April 7, 1879 - March 23, 1917) was a Major League Baseball
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 player. He was born in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
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 and died in Denver, Colorado
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. Weaver played for four different teams from to , playing most of his games at catcher
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.

Asthma
Asthma
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-related comlications brought Weaver's career to a premature end, and contributed to his early death at the age of 37.

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