Henry H. Salisbury was a 19th century Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

 for two seasons.

Career

After attending Brown University

Brown University

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, Salisbury had a record of 6 wins and 4 losses for the Troy Trojans in 1879

1879 in baseball

-Champions:*National League: Providence GraysNational Association: Albany Blue StockingsNorthwest League: Dubuque RabbitsInter-league playoff: Providence Grays def. Albany Blues , 2 games to 0.-National League final standings:-Statistical leaders:...

, and three years later was 20-18 for the 1882

1882 in baseball

-Champions:*National League: Chicago def. Providence 5 games to 4*American Association: Cincinnati Red Stockings*League Alliance: New York MetropolitansInterleague*Chicago vs. Cincinnati tie 1 game each*Chicago def...

 Pittsburgh Alleghenys

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, completing all 38 of his starts. In that 1882 season he finished in the top ten in eighteen pitching categories, including wins

Win (baseball)

In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...

, strikeout

Strikeout

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s (135), and earned run average

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 (2.63).

Post-career

Salisbury died at the age of 77 in Chicago, Illinois, and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery

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