David William Tilden Zearfoss (January 1, 1868 – September 12, 1945) was a

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. He played all or part of five seasons in

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between 1896 and 1905 for the

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and the

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. He had a .208

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for his major league career. He died in 1945 and was buried in Northwood Cemetery in

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1868 births 1945 deaths Sportspeople from Schenectady, New York Major League Baseball catchers New York Giants (NL) players St. Louis Cardinals players New York Metropolitans (minor league) players Newark Colts players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Toronto Canucks players Great Falls Indians players Tacoma Tigers players Butte Miners players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players San Francisco Pirates players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens players Topeka White Sox players Franklin Millionaires players Washington College Shoremen baseball players Baseball players from New York (state) 19th-century baseball players Burials at Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia {{US-baseball-catcher-1860s-stub