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

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who played from 1905 through

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for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–1906),

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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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. He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota. His younger brother,

Henry Thielman Henry Joseph Thielman (October 3, 1880 – September 2, 1942) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota and played baseball for local teams. He also attended the University of Notre Dame in 1900–1901 and played ...

, also pitched in the majors. In a four-season career, Thielman posted a 30–28 record with 158 strikeouts and a 3.16 ERA in 65 appearances, including 56 starts, 56

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s, three

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

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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