John Peter Thielman (May 20, 1879 – January 28, 1928) was a German-American

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(1907–1908) and

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(1908).
He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on May 20, 1879, to Leonard and Mary Thielman. Leonard was a hardware dealer at the time of the 1900 census, a German immigrant who had come to the United States around 1858. Mary had been born in New York to German immigrant parents. " Listed at , , Thielman batted and threw

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. His younger brother, Henry Thielman, also pitched in the majors. In a four-season career, Thielman posted a 30–28 record with 158

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in 65 appearances, including 56 starts, 56

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s, and 475⅓ innings of work. Thielman died at the age of 48 in

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Best seasons

*1905 – 15 wins, 87 SO, 3.50 ERA, 242.0 innings *1907 – 11 wins, 56 SO, 2.33 ERA, 166.0 innings

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