Moonlight Graham

Baseball player and physician

Moonlight Graham - Baseball player and physician
Born

1879
146 years ago

Died

August 25th, 1965
60 years ago — 86 years old

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played as an outfielder for the New York Giants in Major League Baseball. His career spanned a single game in 1905, after which he pursued a career in medicine. Graham served as a physician in Chisholm, Minnesota, where he focused on improving healthcare in the community.

Played one game for the New York Giants in 1905

Became a physician in Chisholm, Minnesota

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