Jim McKeever (baseball)
Encyclopedia
James McKeever was a Major League Baseball
catcher
. He played for the Boston Reds in . On August 19, 1897, Mckeever died of Brain Fever
.
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...
catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
. He played for the Boston Reds in . On August 19, 1897, Mckeever died of Brain Fever
Brain fever
Brain fever describes a medical condition where a part of the brain becomes inflamed and causes symptoms that present as fever. The terminology is dated, and is encountered most often in Victorian literature...
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