Moonlight Graham
Baseball player and physician
Born
1879
146 years ago
Died
August 25th, 1965
59 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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