Buttons Briggs

Herbert Theodore "Buttons" Briggs (July 8, 1875 – February 18, 1911) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played a total of five seasons.

Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Briggs played his entire major league career for the Chicago National League franchise.

[1] Around 1910, Briggs contracted pneumonia but was able to return to work as a decorator in Cleveland.

His friends in Cleveland had scheduled a benefit for him, which was held a few days after he died.

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