Jack Chapman
Jack Chapman
John Curtis "Jack" Chapmanwas an American Major League Baseball player and manager who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing in the National Association when he played for the 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics and the 1875 St. Louis Brown Stockings. In 1876, when the National League formed, he became the player-manager for the Louisville Grays. The following season saw him staying with Louisville in the manager role only. After the 1877 season, the Louisville team was expelled from the...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 May 1843
against bay class looked team teams
That was one of the first things I looked at, ... We're the 78th team in Class 6A and Cypress Bay is the largest. We get to go against them, and they're one of the teams to beat.
effort high
We've come a long way with these kids, ... The effort is there. They're hungry. They have high expectations.
adversity battling call defense half points
We were down two points at the half and if you want to call it battling adversity, call it that because that's what we were able to do. Our defense was fantastic.
beat builds mistakes quality team tells
It just builds on our confidence. It tells me what I wanted to know: That our team has a lot of heart. We made mistakes . . . and we still beat a quality program.
We were a little sloppy, but we'll take it,