George Warren "Juice" Latham (September 6, 1852 – May 26, 1914), also known as "Jumbo" Latham, was an American

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and

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. In his career, he played for five different teams in five seasons, while managing two of them.

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Latham was born on September 16, 1852, in

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, and is credited as the first major league player from that city. He first played in professional organized baseball in for two teams in the National Association, the Boston Red Stockings, and the New Haven Elm Citys. In 1877 and 1878, he was the first baseman and manager of the Canadian team, the

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of the International Association of Professional Base Ball Players. He was still playing baseball as late as when he was playing first base for a team from

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. Latham died at the age of 61 in his hometown of Utica. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.

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Baseball Almanac player page
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