Complex sentence: Henry Ward "Heinie" Beckendorf, a Major League Baseball catcher from 1909-1910, was born June 15,1884 in New York, New York, and died September 15,1949 in Jackson Heights, New York.
Split into simpler sentences: Henry Ward "Heinie" Beckendorf (June 15,1884-September 15,1949) was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1909-1910. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Jackson Heights, New York.