John Gladstone Graney was a Canadian professional baseball left fielder.
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11 Facts About Jack Graney
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Jack Graney played in Major League Baseball for 14 seasons, all with the Cleveland Indians franchise.
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Jack Graney was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Distinguished Hall of Fame for non-uniformed personnel on August 11,2012, prior to a game at Progressive Field.
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Jack Graney began his professional baseball career as a pitcher, and remained one through the 1909 season.
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Jack Graney pitched in two games for the Naps in 1908, and spent the rest of 1908 and 1909 with the Portland Beavers.
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Jack Graney was the first batter to face Babe Ruth in a Major League Baseball game, on July 11,1914.
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Jack Graney led the American League with 41 doubles in 1916, scoring a career-high 106 runs.
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Jack Graney was devastated, suffering a breakdown upon viewing Chapman's body, having to be forcibly removed from the hospital room.
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Jack Graney was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, its second year of operation.
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