hiː plˈeɪd mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl æz ɐ sˈɛntɚ fˈiːldɚɹ ɪnðə nˈæʃənəl lˈiːɡ wɪððə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə fˈɪliz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd fɚðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə æθlˈɛɾɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ænd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk hˈaɪləndɚz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈiːɡ.
He played Major League Baseball as a center fielder in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies (1898–1899) and Baltimore Orioles (1899), and for the Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1902) and New York Highlanders (1903–1905) of the American League.