sentence: in a 10-year career , spent primarily as a pitcher , king played for jacksonville illinois ( 1885 ) and st. joseph missouri in the western league ( 1886 ) , the kansas city cowboys ( 1886 ) , st. louis browns ( 1887 ) , chicago pirates ( 1890 ) , pittsburgh pirates ( 1891 ) , new york giants ( 1892 -- 93 ) , cincinnati reds ( 1893 ) , and washington senators ( 1896 -- 97 ) .