Bob Spade
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Robert Spade was a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

 and St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
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.

When Spade died in 1924 he was penniless, and fans raised the money to pay for his burial.

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