Henry Buker
Encyclopedia
Henry L. Buker was an American professional baseball
shortstop and right fielder with the 1884 Detroit Wolverines
. He was born in Portland, Maine
and died in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
shortstop and right fielder with the 1884 Detroit Wolverines
Detroit Wolverines
The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
. He was born in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
and died in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.