Walter Arlington Latham was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball.
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27 Facts About Arlie Latham
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Arlie Latham played from 1880 through 1909 for the Buffalo Bisons, St Louis Browns, Chicago Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators and New York Giants.
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Arlie Latham's father served as a bugler for the Union Army in the American Civil War.
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Arlie Latham became interested in baseball when soldiers returning from the battlefield brought the game of baseball with them.
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At the age of fourteen, Arlie Latham played with a local team from Stoneham, Massachusetts as their catcher.
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Arlie Latham made his professional baseball debut with Springfield of the National Association in 1879.
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Arlie Latham made his major-league debut with the Buffalo Bisons of the National League in 1880; he is considered the first man from New Hampshire to play in MLB.
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Arlie Latham played for the Philadelphia Athletics of the Eastern Championship Association in 1881, and the Philadelphia Phillies of the League Alliance in 1882.
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Arlie Latham returned to the major leagues with the St Louis Browns of the American Association in 1883.
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Arlie Latham led the league in stolen bases with 109 during the 1888 season.
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Arlie Latham returned to the NL with the Cincinnati Reds in July 1890 to serve as a utility player and coach.
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Arlie Latham played for Cincinnati through 1895, and was traded to the Browns after the 1895 season with Ed McFarland, Morgan Murphy, Tom Parrott and cash for Red Ehret and Heinie Peitz.
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Arlie Latham played for the Mansfield Haymakers of the Interstate League in 1897.
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Arlie Latham returned to the major leagues with the Washington Senators in 1899.
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Arlie Latham played for the Denver Grizzlies of the Western League in 1902.
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Arlie Latham played for the New York Giants of the NL in 1909, becoming the oldest man in Major League history to steal a base, at the age of 49, a record that still stands today.
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Arlie Latham holds the career record for errors at third base, with 822, more than 200 more than the next player on the list.
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Arlie Latham's arm had been injured in a throwing contest with a teammate, which led to Arlie Latham making weak or half-hearted attempts to field ground balls.
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Arlie Latham became an umpire in 1903 in the International League.
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In 1906, Arlie Latham managed the Jacksonville Jays of the Southern League.
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Arlie Latham served as an umpire for the league and the South Atlantic League.
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In 1914, Arlie Latham coached Lynn of the New England League; in July 1914, he resigned from the team.
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Arlie Latham lived in England during World War I, where he organized baseball for the soldiers, and taught King George V about baseball.
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Arlie Latham returned to the United States in 1923, and opened a delicatessen on Saint Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan.
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Arlie Latham served as a press box attendant for the Giants at the Polo Grounds and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
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Arlie Latham was considered one of the funniest players in baseball.
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Practical joke Arlie Latham pulled on Seymour in March 1909 caused a fight between the two at the team's hotel, prompting McGraw to discharge Seymour from the team and seek a buyer.
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