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Jack Fournier

Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (died 1973)

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Born
September 28, 1889
Died
September 5, 1973
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1889

About Jack Fournier

John Frank Fournier was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins, and Boston Braves from 1912 to 1927. Fournier was known for having outstanding batting abilities but subpar fielding abilities. Rowland solved that problem in 1916, a year after Fournier had led the AL in slugging, by replacing him at first base with the marginal Jack Ness. John Frank Fournier (September 28, 1889 – September 5, 1973) was an American professional baseball first baseman. Before 1920, a first baseman was one of the key fielding positions because of the constant threat of the bunt; Fournier could not field the bunt.

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Jack Fournier timeline

  1. John Frank Fournier (September 28, 1889 – September 5, 1973) was an American professional baseball first baseman.
  2. Rowland solved that problem in 1916, a year after Fournier had led the AL in slugging, by replacing him at first base with the marginal Jack Ness.
  3. Before 1920, a first baseman was one of the key fielding positions because of the constant threat of the bunt; Fournier could not field the bunt.

The world when Jack Fournier was born

Jack Fournier was born in 1889. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineEiffel Tower opens for Paris World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneEiffel Tower — world's tallest structure
  • World population~1.49B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population58.6M

1889 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack Fournier's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18892026
Population58.6M341 million

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