James John "Chief" Roseman (July 4, 1856 – July 4, 1938) was an American

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player from

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, New York. He played in the outfield for six teams, mainly in

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, during his seven-season career. In he was the

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over a short period for the St. Louis Browns. Roseman died on his 82nd birthday in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, and is interred at St. John Cemetery in

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.Super '70s baseball player page

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* 1856 births 1938 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball outfielders Troy Trojans players New York Metropolitans players Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Brooklyn Grays players St. Louis Browns (AA) players Louisville Colonels players Brooklyn Chelsea players Buffalo (minor league baseball) players Auburn (minor league baseball) players Springfield (minor league baseball) players New Bedford (minor league baseball) players Holyoke (minor league baseball) players Brooklyn Atlantics (minor league) players New York Metropolitans (minor league) players Albany Governors players St. Louis Browns (AA) managers Baseball players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Brooklyn Burials at St. John's Cemetery (Queens) {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-stub

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