Joe Start

Joseph Start, nicknamed "Old Reliable", was one of the most durable regulars of baseball's earliest era, and one of the top first basemen of his time. He began his playing career in 1859, before the formation of organized leagues and before ballplayers received payment for their services. He continued to play regularly until 1886, when he was 43. Start's career spanned countless innovations that transformed the game in fundamental ways, but he adjusted and continued to play at a high level for almost three decades. Baseball historian Bill Ryczek said that Start "was the last of the pre–Civil War players to hang up his cleats."

14 October 1842

Born on the same birth day (14 October): Aad van den Hoek • Anatoly Larkin • Daan Jippes • Jaan Ehlvest • Jessica Drake • Jorge Costa • Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen • Jüri Jaanson • Loris Francesco Capovilla • Marcel Chaput • Michael Duberry • Reginald Doherty • Saeed Ajmal • Thom Brooks • Udo Kier • Usher (musician) • Vasko Vasilev • Viktor Röthlin • Willy Alberti

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