Herbert Theodore "Buttons" Briggs (July 8, 1875 – February 18, 1911) was an

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who played a total of five seasons.

Career

Born in

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, Briggs played his entire major league career for the Chicago National League franchise. He began his career with the Chicago Colts in , and played three seasons through the season when the team was known as the Orphans. His second stretch with the club was from to when they were known as the Cubs. He finished his career with 44 wins and 47

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and a 3.41

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Later life

Around 1910, Briggs contracted

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but was able to return to work as a decorator in Cleveland. In January 1911, a newspaper account described him as "down and out with lung trouble." He died of

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at his Cleveland home in June 1911. His friends in Cleveland had scheduled a benefit for him, which was held a few days after he died. He is interred at the Calvary Cemetery there.

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