Q:Facts: - finalteam: st. louis cardinals - finalyear: 1955 - death place: reseda , california - statlabel: win-loss record earned run average innings pitched - position: pitcher - statvalue: 0 -- 1 7.36 22 - throws: right - debutteam: philadelphia athletics - bats: right - debutdate: april 16 - death date: 17 october 1989 - birth date: 29 october 1923 - finaldate: september 19 - name: john mackinson - birth place: orange , new jersey - debutyear: 1953 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john mackinson .
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john joseph mackinson -lrb- october 29 , 1923 -- october 17 , 1989 -rrb- was an american major league baseball pitcher .he played for the philadelphia athletics during the season and the st. louis cardinals during the season .