John M. Traffley (18621900) was an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

professional baseball player who played for the 1889 Louisville Colonels. He appeared in one game for the Colonels, on June 15, 1889, as an outfielder. His brother,

Bill Traffley William Franklin Traffley (December 21, 1859 – June 23, 1908) was a baseball player. Biography Traffley was born in Staten Island, New York. When he was 18 years old, in 1878, he played two games for the Chicago White Stockings. Traffley di ...

, also played professional baseball. He got his chance to play for the Colonels because some of the regular ballplayers were on strike.

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