Jack Bellman
American baseball player
John Hutchins "Happy Jack" Bellman (March 4, 1864 – December 8, 1931) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played professionally for the St. Louis Browns.
Bellman was born in Taylorsville, Kentucky. He played one game for the St. Louis Browns, on April 23, 1889.
Bellman died on December 8, 1931, in Louisville, Kentucky and is interred at Calvary Cemetery in Louisville.
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