John A. "Jack" Farrell (July 5, 1857 – February 9, 1914), also known as "Moose", was an American

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player who played mainly

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in his 11 seasons. Born in

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, Farrell made his major league debut for the Syracuse Stars of the

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, where he played the majority of that season, until moving onto the

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, where he played the next six seasons. His career numbers include 877

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in 884

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, 23

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s, and a .243

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. In , he began the season as the

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for the Grays, compiling a 24 win, 27 loss record. On August 3, Farrell quit as "captain" of the team. He was succeeded by

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Tom York, and the team finished the season with 23 wins against 10 losses, good for second place. Farrell died in

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at the age of 56, and was buried at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in

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