Jay Faatz

{{Short description|American baseball player (1860–1923)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Jay Faatz |position=First baseman |image=Jay Faatz.jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1860|10|24}} |birth_place=Weedsport, New York, U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|1923|4|10|1860|10|24}} |death_place=Syracuse, New York, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate= August 22 |debutyear=1884 |debutteam=Pittsburgh Alleghenys |finalleague = MLB |finaldate= September 10 |finalyear=1890 |finalteam=Buffalo Bisons |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.241 |stat2label=Runs batted in |stat2value=105 |stat3label=Runs scored |stat3value=159 |teams= '''As player''' * Pittsburgh Alleghenys ({{Baseball year|1884}}) * Cleveland Blues/Spiders ({{Baseball year|1888}}–{{Baseball year|1889}}) * Buffalo Bisons (PL) ({{Baseball year|1890}}) '''As manager''' * Buffalo Bisons (PL) ({{Baseball year|1890}}) }} '''Jayson S. Faatz''' (October 24, 1860 – April 10, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Weedsport, New York, who played at first base for three teams during his four-season career.

==Career== After his {{Baseball year|1884}} season, he returned to the minor leagues, which included one season with the Toledo Mud Hens in {{Baseball year|1885}}.<ref>[http://www.mudhens.com/info/all_time_roster.asp?view=2&type=L&letter=F Mudhens.com]</ref> In his last season, he was named player-manager for a short time with the {{Baseball year|1890}} Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League, the only season in the league's existence.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/faatzja01.shtml Baseball-Reference player page]</ref>

After his baseball days were over, among Jay's post-career occupations included insurance salesman.<ref>[http://www.thedeadballera.com/HeadingHome.html Dead Ball Era: Heading Home]</ref> Jay died in Syracuse, New York at the age of 62, and was buried in the Weedsport Rural Cemetery.<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=faatzja01 Baseball-Almanac player page]</ref>

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