George Watson Wrigley (January 18, 1874 in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

– September 28, 1952), was a former professional

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player. He played all or part of four seasons in

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, from 1896 to 1899, primarily as a

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