finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1891 right 27 november 1931 brooklyn , new york brooklyn , new york , united states 1872 june 23 .250 1,230 777 second baseman brooklyn grooms batting average hits runs may 2 april 1852 jack burdock baseball card.jpg jack burdock
 brooklyn atlantics jack burdock right
jack burdock

john joseph burdock -lrb- april 1852 -- november 27 , 1931 -rrb- , nicknamed `` black jack , '' was an american second baseman in major league baseball .
he made his professional debut in 1872 with the brooklyn atlantics at age 20 , and he would later join the new york mutuals , the hartford dark blues , and the boston red caps .
in 1883 burdock began the season as manager ; but after beginning the season 30-24 , he was replaced by first baseman john morrill -- who had also been his predecessor in the job -- and the team went on to capture the national league pennant .
during that era a manager was often selected from among the playing roster , and burdock returned to playing full-time afterwards .
he retired at age 39 after playing parts of two seasons for his hometown brooklyn grooms .
burdock died in brooklyn at age 79 , and was buried at the holy cross cemetery .
