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Wheeling native Jesse Burkett and pitching ace Cy Young led the Cleveland Spiders to a championship in the Temple Cup, a predecessor of the World Series
Professional athlete Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953) was the first of only three West Virginia natives inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (the others being Bill Mazeroski and George Brett). Born in Wheeling to Gr...
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