John "Happy" Townsend 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

Pitcher

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 from to . He played for the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Naps.

Townsend started his career with the Phillies in 1901, but after the season he jumped to Washington of the new American League

American League

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. He pitched there for four seasons, racking up an unbelievably bad record of 22-69. In 1904, he led the league in both losses (26) and wild pitches (19).

In 2005, the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame

Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame

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 inducted Townsend.

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