hiː spˈɛnt ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt sˈiːzən ænd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn sˈiːzən wɪððə klˈiːvlənd spˈaɪdɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə sənt. lˈuːi pɚfˈɛktoʊz, wˌɛɹ hiː tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æt fˈɜːst bˈeɪs fɚðə tˈiːmz plˈeɪɚmˈænɪdʒɚ, pˈætsi tˈɛboʊ.
He spent the 1898 season and part of the 1899 season with the Cleveland Spiders before joining the St. Louis Perfectos, where he took over at first base for the team's player-manager, Patsy Tebeau.