Jack Stivetts

John Elmer Stivetts was born on March 31, 1868 in Ashland, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|title=Jack Stivetts|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pstivj101.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} His father, Adam, a coal worker, and mother, Amelia (née Cooper), were both German immigrants.Porter, p. 1481 He was raised in a family of Lutherans, receiving his baptism one month after his birth,{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708–1985 about John Conrad Stivetts|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=John+Elmer&gsln=Stivetts&mswpn__ftp=Pennsylvania%2c+USA&mswpn=41&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c41%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1868&uidh=ao4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=963860&recoff=7+9+42&db=PAChurchTownRecords&indiv=1|work=ancestry.com|publisher=Ancestry.com}} and his confirmation on April 2, 1882 at the age of 14 from Christ's United Lutheran Church in Ashland.{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708–1985 about John Stivetts|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=John+Elmer&gsln=Stivetts&mswpn__ftp=Pennsylvania%2c+USA&mswpn=41&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c41%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1868&uidh=ao4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=969286&recoff=6+7&db=PAChurchTownRecords&indiv=1|work=ancestry.com|publisher=Ancestry.com}} He attended public schools for eight years, before following his father in the coal trade.{{cite news|title=Pithy Posts|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/1898-10-29/ed-1/seq-4/|newspaper=The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, Pennsylvania)|date=October 29, 1898}} He married Margaret Ann "Maggie" Thomas in June 1896, and together they had one son, John, and five daughters, Ida, Mary, Leona, Margaret, and Gladys.Porter, p. 1482{{cite web|title=1900 United States Federal Census about John Stivitts|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=John+Elmer&gsln=Stivetts&mswpn__ftp=Pennsylvania%2c+USA&mswpn=41&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c41%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1868&uidh=ao4&pcat=35&h=42409500&db=1900usfedcen&indiv=1|work=ancestry.com|publisher=Ancestry.com}}{{cite web|title=1910 United States Federal Census about Jno E Stivetts|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=John+Elmer&gsln=Stivetts&mswpn__ftp=Pennsylvania%2c+USA&mswpn=41&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c41%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1868&uidh=ao4&pcat=35&h=25808180&db=1910USCenIndex&indiv=1|work=ancestry.com|publisher=Ancestry.com}}

In June 1897, at the age of 19, Stivetts began his professional baseball career with the Ashland representative of the Central Pennsylvania League.{{cite web|title=Jack Stivetts (minors)|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=stivet001jac|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=June 4, 2012}} He compiled a 9–5 win–loss record (W–L) that season with a 1.35 ERA. He returned to the Ashland team in 1888, though he later joined the Allentown Peanuts of the Central League. He began the 1889 season with the York representative of the Middle States League. It was there when an umpire named Tim Hurst noticed Stivetts' talent; who then recommended him to Charles Comiskey, the manager of the St. Louis Browns of the AA.{{cite news|title=Baseball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063615/1898-08-03/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=Kansas City Journal|date=August 3, 1898}} Comiskey was impressed by the velocity of Stivetts' pitches, and offered him a contract. The Philadelphia Athletics soon made an offer of their own, but he accepted the Browns' salary offer of $275 a month, with a $200 signing bonus.{{cite news|title=Told By Comiskey|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025320/1899-12-15/ed-1/seq-2/|newspaper=Phillipsburg Mail (Philipsburg, Montana)|date=December 15, 1899}}

When Stivetts joined the Browns, he became their third starting pitcher in the rotation behind Silver King and Ice Box Chamberlain.{{cite web|title=The 1889 St. Louis Browns Regular Season Roster|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1889/UPSL401889.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 17, 2013}} He made his major league debut on June 26, 1889 against the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched a complete game and struck out nine batters, but lost the game by the score of 6–1 behind several errors made by his teammates. His performance was noted in the press to have "made a good impression."{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1889-06-27/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=June 27, 1889}}

In his 26 games pitched that season, he had a W–L record of 12–7 and had a league-leading 2.25 ERA while St. Louis finished two games behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for the AA championship.{{cite web|title=The 1889 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1889/Y_1889.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 17, 2013}} He started 20 games, completed 18, struck out 143, and pitched 191{{frac|2|3}} innings. It was reported on November 13, 1889 that he had re-signed with the Browns for the 1890 season.{{cite news|title=Go Into The League|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1889-11-13/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=November 13, 1889}}

During the off-season, an up-start league was created, the Players' League (PL), which drew many players away from teams from both the AA and NL teams. The Browns lost a few of their best players as well,{{cite news|title=Wreck of the Browns|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1890-02-01/ed-1/seq-6/|access-date=June 4, 2012|newspaper=Pittsburgh Dispatch|date=February 1, 1890}} including Comiskey, their player-manager, and King, the team's top pitcher.{{cite web|title=The 1890 St. Louis Browns Regular Season Roster|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1890/UPSL401890.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} Chamberlain re-signed with the team, but he was sold to the Columbus Solons after pitching in just five games.{{cite web|title=Ice Box Chamberlain|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pchame101.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} These movements left Stivetts and Toad Ramsey as the franchise's top two starters, with rookie Billy Hart cast as the occasional relief starter.

The Browns opened the regular season on April 18 with a four-game series on the road versus the Louisville Colonels, and Stivetts started games two and four.{{cite web|title=The 1890 St. Louis Browns Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1890/VSL401890.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} In game two, he recorded 13 strikeouts, but lost the game 5–3 on a tenth-inning, two run double by Tim Shinnick.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1890-04-20/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=April 20, 1890}} In game four on April 21, Stivetts was again credited with the loss by allowing 17 runs to score, seven of which were earned.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1890-04-22/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=April 22, 1890}} He fared better in his third start however, allowing just one run as the Browns defeated the Solons by a 14–1 score. He struck out 12 batters, including the first seven he faced, and hit the first home run of his career.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1890-04-28/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=April 28, 1890}}{{cite web|title=Jack Stivetts career home runs|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=stiveja01&t=b|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2013}}

On June 10, against Fred Smith and the Toledo Maumees, he hit two home runs in one game, the first of three times in his career he accomplished the feat. The first was a two-run home run in the fifth inning, and the second came with his team down by three runs in the bottom half of ninth inning and the bases loaded. It was the first, and only, grand slam of his career, and the second "ultimate grand slam" in history.Eisenbath, p. 16{{cite web|title=Rare Feats: Ultimate Grand Slams|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=ultimate_slam|work=mlb.mlb.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media, L.P|access-date=April 16, 2013}}{{#tag:ref|Although the box score of the game shows the Browns's scoring line first, it was the custom for the home team to bat second.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1890-06-11/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=June 11, 1890}} Eventually, this practice became codified as an official rule on December 21, 1949 during the Professional Baseball Official Playing Rules Committee meeting.Simon, pp. 2–3|group=notes}} In a game versus the Brooklyn Gladiators on July 6, manager Chris von der Ahe removed the Browns' starting pitcher Ramsey in the third inning and replaced him with Stivetts. Though the crowd momentarily interrupted the game in protest, the move proved successful. Stivetts hit a home run in the fifth inning to give the Browns a 3 runs to 1 advantage, leading the team to an eventual 7–2 victory.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1890-07-07/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=July 7, 1890}} The home run was his sixth of the season, and he added another on August 9 for number seven: his final season total. His seven home runs in a season by a pitcher was neither broken nor tied until 1931, when Wes Ferrell hit nine for the Cleveland Indians.Vincent, p. 157{{cite web|title=Wes Ferrell career home runs|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?id=ferrewe01&t=b|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=April 2, 2013}} St. Louis finished in third-place among the nine AA teams, 12 games behind the Colonels.{{cite web|title=The 1890 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1890/Y_1890.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc.|access-date=April 17, 2013}} Stivetts had a W–L record of 27–21, a 3.52 ERA, and 289 strikeouts in 419{{frac|1|3}} innings pitched, along with three shutouts.

On January 25, 1891, it was reported that he had re-signed with the Browns for the up-coming season.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Briefs|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1891-01-25/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=St. Paul daily globe|date=January 25, 1891}} The season opened April 8, and the Browns faced the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers at home.{{cite web|title=The 1891 St. Louis Browns Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1891/VSL401891.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} Stivetts was the team's opening day starting pitcher. The game ended in the bottom of ninth inning when the umpire, former player and St. Louis native Bill Gleason, determined that Cincinnati was intentionally allowing St. Louis to score in an effort to delay the game. St. Louis was awarded the forfeit when Cincinnati refused to play.{{cite news|title=Row At St. Louis|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1891-04-09/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul daily globe|date=April 9, 1891}}{{cite web|title=Forfeits|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/forfeits.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} AA president, Louis Kramer, declared the forfeit illegal a short time later, and the game was re-played on April 12. St. Louis won the re-match behind the pitching of Stivetts.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1891-04-13/ed-1/seq-2/|newspaper=Omaha Daily Bee|date=April 13, 1891}} This was Gleason's second and last career game as an umpire.{{cite web|title=Bill Gleason|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/G/Pgleab102.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} Over the course of the season, Stivetts was the Browns' ace, pitching mostly every second or third game the team played. When not pitching, or when he occasionally played in right field, the Browns used Joe Neale, Willie McGill, and future Hall of Fame executive Clark Griffith as part of the starting rotation.{{cite web|title=The 1891 St. Louis Browns Regular Season Roster|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1891/UPSL401891.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} On May 30, Stivetts started both games of a doubleheader in a home series versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Due to large leads by the Browns, he was pulled from each game; lasting two innings in the first and six in the second.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1891-05-31/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=St. Paul daily globe|date=May 31, 1891}}

Stivetts won each of his next three starts, hitting a home run in the third game, on June 6, against the Boston Reds. He hit two more in a game on August 6, against Gus Weyhing of the Athletics, the second two-homer game of his career. He connected for another off of Weyhing in a game on September 16, during a four-run ninth inning that gave the Browns a 10–7 victory.{{cite news|title=American Association|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1891-09-17/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul daily globe|date=September 17, 1891}} This was his seventh home run of the season, fourth as a pitcher, adding to three that he hit while playing right field. Again, he was among the best pitchers in the AA, and among the league leaders in many pitching categories. His 259 strikeouts led the league, while his 33 victories were third, and his 2.86 ERA ranked fifth. St. Louis completed the season second in the AA among the nine teams, 8.5 games behind the champion Reds.{{cite web|title=The 1891 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1891/Y_1891.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 17, 2013}}

Though Stivetts initially denied it, it was reported on September 28, 1891 that he signed with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League (NL) for the 1892 season.{{cite news|title=Scraps of Sport|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1891-09-28/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=St. Paul daily globe|date=September 28, 1891}} Stivetts joined a pitching rotation that already included future Baseball Hall of Fame members John Clarkson and Kid Nichols, as well as veteran Harry Staley.{{cite web|title=The 1892 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Roster|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1892/UPBSN01892.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 4, 2013}} With Boston's solid pitching staff, and their potent mix of position players consisting of future Hall of Fame members and established veterans, the team was expected to compete for a second consecutive NL championship.{{cite news|title=The Beaneaters|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1892-04-12/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=April 12, 1892}} When analyzing the 12 National League teams, New York Giants captain, Buck Ewing, remarked about Boston's roster, "I think Clarkson has seen his better days. Jack Stivetts will strengthen them wonderfully. He is one of the best pitchers in the country to-day."{{cite news|title=General Sporting News of the Day|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1892-03-19/ed-1/seq-8/|newspaper=Pittsburg Dispatch|date=March 19, 1892}} In Stivetts' first start of the season on April 23, his pitching was described as "wild", as he issued six bases on balls. He prevailed, however, and Boston won by the score of 11–7.{{cite news|title=A Two-Time Winner|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1892-04-24/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=St. Louis Daily Globe|date=April 24, 1892}}{{cite web|title=The 1892 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1892/VBSN01892.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} Four days later, he was victorious again, and Boston's W–L record stood at 10–1 after their first 11 games. On June 23, he hit his first home run of the season, along with a double, in a 13–6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.{{cite news|title=Boston's Big Batters|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1892-06-24/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=June 24, 1892}} The Pittsburg Dispatch reported on July 1 that Stivetts was leading Boston hitters in batting at that point in the season.{{cite news|title=The Diamond|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1892-07-01/ed-1/seq-8/|newspaper=Pittsburg Dispatch|date=July 1, 1892}}{{#tag:ref|Stivetts' .298 batting average finished second among Boston's hitters behind Hugh Duffy's .302.|group=notes}}

With Stivetts now established, Clarkson became expendable and was released from the team on June 30, leaving Boston with a solid three-man pitching rotation for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|title=John Clarkson|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pclarj102.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 2, 2013}} On August 6, 1892, Stivetts pitched a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, an 11–0 victory.{{cite web|title=No Hitters Chronologically|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/nohit_chrono.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 3, 2013}} Later, on September 5, he started, completed, and defeated Louisville in both games of a doubleheader. The following day, the press credited the victories to his ability to work well with runners on the bases.{{cite news|title=Holiday Base Ball; Colonels Lost Both Games|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1892-09-06/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=September 6, 1892}} The regular season for the Beaneaters closed on October 15 with a doubleheader against the Washington Senators. Stivetts pitched the second game, and delivered a complete game shutout, his third shutout of the season, and his 35th victory. Although he finished within the top-ten in several pitching statistical categories, his strikeout total dropped to 180 in 1892. His 3.9 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (K/9) was significantly lower from the 5.3 the previous season.

The AA had dissolved following the 1891 season, with several teams merging with the NL, re-establishing itself as the lone "major league". The NL devised a post-season series to determine a champion between the two half-season victors.Abrams, pages 50–51 This series pitted the Beaneaters (the first-half champions) against the Cleveland Spiders (the second-half champions). The first game occurred on October 17; Stivetts started for Boston, and future Hall of Famer Cy Young pitched for Cleveland. The pitching duel lasted eleven scoreless innings before the game was brought to end by darkness.{{cite news|title=A Very Warm Start|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1892-10-18/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Pittsburg Dispatch|date=October 18, 1892}} After Boston won game two behind Staley on October 18, Stivetts started and gained the victory in the game on October 19.{{cite news|title=General Sporting News of the Day|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1892-10-19/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Pittsburg Dispatch|date=October 19, 1892}}{{cite news|title=Second For Boston|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1892-10-20/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=October 20, 1892}} The Beaneaters were declared the NL champion after winning five straight after the opening tie game; Stivetts gained victories in three.{{cite web|title=1892 Championship Series (5–0–1)|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1892_CS.shtml|work=baseball-reference.com|access-date=April 4, 2013}} This playoff scheme was abandoned after the season.

On January 21, 1893, it was reported that Stivetts re-signed with Boston for the up-coming season.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Briefs|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1893-01-31/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=January 21, 1893}} In March, Stivetts' name was tied to an "imminent" trade between Boston and Brooklyn that involved pitcher Tom Lovett transferring to Boston. Ultimately, the deal did not transpire, however, and each pitcher reported to their respective teams.{{cite news|title=Sports In General|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1893-03-20/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper= Evening Star|date=March 20, 1893}} Several rule changes were implemented before the 1893 season that intended to even the competitive balance between the pitchers and hitters. One lengthened the distance between the pitching mound and home plate from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches,James/Neyer, p. 5 and another required pitchers were to pitch from a rubber slab instead of being allowed to take a running start before they delivered the ball to the batter.

Stivetts struggled with the new distance initially; his first four starts of the season were largely ineffective. On April 29, with the weather cold and rainy, he issued bases on balls to ten New York Giants batters, and surrendered 15 runs.{{cite news|title=Fell On Stivetts|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1893-04-30/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=April 30, 1893}} The next two starts were against Baltimore and he allowed seven runs to score the first game despite gaining the victory, and another 16 runs in a loss in the second game.{{cite web|title=The 1893 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1893/VBSN01893.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 5, 2013}} Another ten runs scored on May 10, in a loss versus the Washington Senators.

His troubles adjusting to the new rules, and his athletic conditioning during June and July, prompted the team to sign Hank Gastraight for added pitching strength.{{cite news|title=The Pennant Winners|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/1893-10-07/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, Pennsylvania)|date=October 7, 1893}} He struck out just 61 batters in 283{{frac|2|3}} for a 1.6 K/9, and his ERA increased from 3.03 in 1892 to 4.41. Despite this, he helped Boston claim their third consecutive NL championship with a 20–12 W–L record.{{cite web|title=The 1893 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1893/Y_1893.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 19, 2013}}

With the previous season's inconsistencies behind him, Stivetts was re-signed and was the team's starting pitcher for Boston's season-opening game on April 19; a 13–2 victory versus the Bridegrooms of Brooklyn.{{cite news|title=The League Teams|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1894-03-21/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=March 21, 1894}}{{cite web|title=The 1894 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1894/VBSN01894.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 5, 2013}} He then lost his next eight starts, however, before beginning a ten-game winning streak that lasted into mid-July. On August 21, he started and gained complete game victories in both ends of a doubleheader versus the Cincinnati Reds. Two days later, on August 23, he pitched Boston to a 12–10 victory against the Spiders. That same day in Ashland, his father was killed in a coal mining accident when a load of coal fell on top on him.{{cite news|title=Jack Stivetts' Father Killed|url=http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=6521&iid=NEWS-MA-TH_LO_DA_SU.1894_08_24_0008&rc=2379,5250,2479,5279;2495,5250,2595,5279;3969,1363,4124,1392;3748,1546,4007,1575;1940,6563,2009,6592;2027,6563,2183,6592;1979,6596,2112,6625&pid=469000200&ssrc=&fn=Adam&ln=Stivetts&st=g|newspaper=Lowell Daily Sun|date=August 24, 1894}}{{cite news|title=In Our Commonwealth|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1894-08-25/ed-1/seq-1/|newspaper=The Scranton Review|date=August 25, 1894}}

Boston finished in third place among the 12 NL teams in 1894, and Stivetts won 26 games, though most of his numbers in important statistical categories failed to improve or became worse.{{cite web|title=The 1894 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1894/Y_1894.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 19, 2013}} His ERA rose to 4.90, and his K/9 moved up slightly to 2.0 when he struck out 76 in 338 innings pitched. He issued 127 bases on balls, and surrendered a league-leading 27 home runs. His biggest success in 1894 was his skill as a hitter. Beginning on July 5, Boston played a three-game series against Cleveland. While alternating game to game from pitching and playing in right field, Stivetts hit one home run in each game, the last one coming in the sixth inning off of Cy Young, completing the sweep. He hit a career-high season total of eight home runs. He also achieved career-highs with 64 RBIs, seven triples, and 55 runs scored, while batting .328 in 68 games played.

In early November, due to the threat that a new American Association was near formation, the National League clubs were quick to sign their players without much negotiating. Many of the players' salary demands were met, including Stivetts'.{{cite news|title=Crisp Sporting Comment|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062244/1894-11-05/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=November 5, 1894}} In March, shortly before the 1895 season began, Stivetts claimed he was in "excellent physical condition", and that he was "many pounds lighter than he was at this period last year".{{cite news|title=Sports of All Kind|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1895-03-21/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=March 21, 1895}} The season opener was on April 19 against Brooklyn, and Stivetts got the start over Nichols for the second consecutive season.{{cite web|title=The 1895 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1895/VBSN01895.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 10, 2013}} Despite being down early in the game, Boston won the game 11–6 behind a seven-run seventh inning. Stivetts scored thrice and gathered two hits in the game, including a double.{{cite news|title=Number Seven A Hoodoo|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062244/1895-04-20/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=April 20, 1895}}

During the 1893 season, Stivetts involved himself in a dispute between two catholic players, Tommy Tucker and Hugh Duffy, and their manager Frank Selee. The resulting rift occasionally caused strife among team members. Factions formed, with Duffy, Tucker, and Tommy McCarthy on one side; Herman Long, Bobby Lowe, and Stivetts on the other. These disagreements, in part, led to an incident in a Louisville, Kentucky hotel dining room between Stivetts and McCarthy. In response to something Stivetts had said, McCarthy retaliated by punching him once in the face and then calmly left the restaurant.{{cite news|title=The National Game|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99066033/1895-05-25/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=The Courier (Lincoln, Nebraska)|date=May 25, 1895}}Hubbard, p. 127

His W–L record slid to 17–17, while his ERA improved slightly to 4.64 in 291 innings pitched, as Boston fell to fifth place, 16.5 games behind the NL champions from Baltimore.{{cite web|title=The 1895 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1895/Y_1895.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 19, 2013}} His hitting suffered as well; his batting average dropped to a career-low .190, and he failed to hit a home run for the first time since his rookie season. Shortly after Boston completed its schedule, Stivetts re-signed for the 1896 season.{{cite news|title=Next Season's Teams|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1895-10-08/ed-1/seq-10/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=October 8, 1895}}

During the off-season, trade talks were conducted, but not completed, between the Beaneaters and the Philadelphia Quakers. The deal likely involved Stivetts and Tucker, two players involved in Boston's religious quarrel from the previous season.{{cite news|title=Next The Schedule|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1896-02-22/ed-1/seq-21/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=February 22, 1896}} As the season progressed, the press noted that his season had begun better than the previous season.{{cite news|title=Gossip of the Diamond|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1896-05-15/ed-1/seq-2/|newspaper=The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.)|date=May 15, 1896}} Stivetts claimed that it was his weight loss (now just over 200 lbs), that was the main reason why he had been more of an asset to the team than in past years.{{cite news|title=Notes of the Game|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1896-05-18/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=The Evening Time (Washington, D.C.)|date=May 18, 1896}}

Though he lost his first start of season, he rebounded to win six starts in succession from April 25 though May 20, including a 7–0 shutout victory on May 8 versus Louisville.{{cite web|title=The 1896 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1896/VBSN01896.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 19, 2013}} On June 12, he pitched Boston to a 15–3 victory over the Reds at home, and connected for two home runs against Chauncey Fisher. This was the third, and last, time he hit two home runs in a single game. He hit three home runs total for the season and improved his batting average to .347 in 222 at bats. He increased his win total to 22, and his 4.10 ERA was the lowest since 1892.

On October 3, it was reported that he was retained by Boston under the reserve clause.{{cite news|title=Next Year's Players|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1896-10-03/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=October 3, 1896}} When interviewed during the off-season, Stivetts claimed that he would like to quit pitching and play first, that is if a team would give him the opportunity. Selee, Boston's manager, disagreed and claimed that the team needed Stivetts in the pitching rotation instead.{{cite news|title=Baseball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024442/1896-12-11/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=The Morning Times|date=December 11, 1896}} It was also likely that he would have received less salary playing at first.{{cite news|title=Gossip of the Diamond|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1896-11-29/ed-1/seq-11/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=November 29, 1896}}

Boston re-signed Stivetts for $2,100 despite the view of some in the press who believed Boston would continue to sink in the standings if they didn't rid themselves of him and the team's manager.{{cite news|title=Notes of the Game|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1897-02-13/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=February 13, 1897}}{{cite news|title=Diamond Dust|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024442/1897-02-21/ed-1/seq-4/|newspaper=The Morning Times|date=February 21, 1897}} Shortly after Stivetts' first start of the season, a 10–5 loss on April 23 in Baltimore, Selee commented that Stivetts will not be pitching much into the future, saying that "he is growing rather stiff, and will not let himself out as he did when he was at his best, some years ago."{{cite web|title=The 1897 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Game Log|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1897/VBSN01897.htm|work=retrosheet.org|access-date=April 12, 2013|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc}}{{cite news|title=Base Ball Briefs|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1897-04-29/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=April 29, 1897}} His weight was now at 217 lbs, so as the team departed on May 10 for a western road trip, Selee sent him back to Ashland to get back into proper game condition.{{cite news|title=Diamond Dust|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85054468/1897-05-10/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=The Times|location=Washington, D.C.|date=May 10, 1897}} Although he was told not to report back to the team until his weight was below 200 lbs, he had re-joined the team and played right field in the second game of a doubleheader on May 15.{{cite news|title=Gossip of the Game|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1897-05-06/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=May 6, 1897}}{{cite news|title=National League|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1897-05-16/ed-1/seq-10/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=May 16, 1897}} His place in the rotation fell behind Nichols, Fred Klobedanz, and Ted Lewis.{{cite web|title=The 1897 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Roster|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1897/UPBSN01897.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 12, 2013}} He made a relief appearance on May 18, before having to take some time off for a sore arm.{{cite news|title=Victory For Colts|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1897-05-19/ed-1/seq-13/|newspaper=St. Daily Globe|date=May 19, 1897}}{{cite news|title=Diamond Dust|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1897-05-25/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=The Evening Times|date=May 25, 1897}} His next start occurred on May 31, when Boston defeated St. Louis by a 25–5 score. He earned his second consecutive victory on June 11, a 12–4 win over Louisville.

While he only pitched 129 1/3 innings in 18 games during the season, he fared well, and helped Boston re-claim the NL championship, with an 11–4 W–L record, and 3.41 ERA.{{cite web|title=The 1897 Season|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1897/Y_1897.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=May 16, 2013}} As a hitter, he continued to flourish, with a .367 batting average, hit a career-high nine triples, and added two more home runs. At the conclusion of the regular season, Boston faced the second place Orioles in a post-season series, the Temple Cup.Caruso, p. 393 Created after the 1893 season by Pittsburgh Pirates owner William Chase Temple, the winner of the best-of-seven game series was awarded possession of a silver ornate cup, and 65% of the proceeds to be distributed to the players.Smiles, p. 55 Boston players were fatigued by their championship run, especially their games against second-place Baltimore, and now were facing the Orioles again, in the Temple Cup. Because of the fatigue, and an agreed upon even-split of the proceeds, the series was played without much enthusiasm from either team.Fleitz, p. 73 Boston won game one, but then lost the next four games, giving Baltimore the cup. Stivetts pitched in game four, losing 12–11 to Jerry Nops.{{cite book|title=Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide|year=1905|publisher=American Sports Publishing|page=57}} Due to McCarthy's sloppy play in center field throughout the series, he was benched in the final game in favor of Stivetts. After four seasons, the series lacked popular support and was discontinued.

Stivetts was again reserved by Boston, and later re-signed for $2000. Due to the Beaneaters' solid, four-man starting pitching rotation of Nichols, Klobedanz, Lewis, and rookie Vic Willis, his role with the team was expected to be as an extra outfielder.{{cite web|title=The 1898 Boston Beaneaters Regular Season Roster|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1898/UPBSN01898.htm|work=retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet, Inc|access-date=April 19, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Ball Players For 1898|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87060190/1897-10-07/ed-1/seq-1/|newspaper=The Evening Bulletin|location=Maysville. Kentucky|date=October 7, 1897}}{{cite news|title=Base Ball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063615/1898-01-31/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=Kansas City Journal|date=January 31, 1898}} Stivetts claimed that he had never felt better in his life and his outlook on the up-coming season was positive.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063615/1898-03-24/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=Kansas City Journal|date=March 24, 1898}}

In a game versus the Reds on June 9, the score was tied 5–5 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Stivetts connected for a pinch-hit, walk-off solo home run. This was his second career walk off home run, his third as a pinch hitter, and the last home run of his career. It was reported on July 22 that a deal had been agreed upon to trade Stivetts to the St. Louis Browns of the NL for Kid Carsey and cash.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1898-07-22/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=June 22, 1898}} The deal was contingent upon the acceptance of Stivetts.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1898-08-19/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=August 19, 1898}} In early August, the Boston manager Selee sent Stivetts home, commenting that the team did not have use of his services any longer.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1898-08-09/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=August 9, 1898}} Tim Hurst, now managing St. Louis, planned on using Stivetts in center field.{{cite news|title=Diamond Dust|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85054468/1898-08-17/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=The Times (Washington, D.C.)|date=August 17, 1898}} Stivetts refused to accept the move to St. Louis, and a sale was officially conducted on August 14 that sent him to St. Louis for $2000 and an unnamed player.{{cite news|title=Pithy Points|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/1898-08-15/ed-1/seq-4/|newspaper=The Evening Herald (Shenendoah, Pa.)|date=August 15, 1898}} True to his word, Stivetts did not report, or play a single game for St. Louis that season. Due to his objection to being sold to St. Louis, he claimed that he would remain in Ashland and return to coal mining.

During the off-season, the owners of the Cleveland Spiders purchased the St. Louis Browns from Chris von der Ahe. They changed the team name to Perfectos, and inherited their players. In early 1899, Stivetts claimed interest in playing for the St. Louis franchise if his salary were equal to what he was paid with Boston.{{cite news|title=Diamond Dust|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1899-02-22/ed-1/seq-6/|newspaper=The Evening Times|location=Washington, D.C.|date=February 22, 1899}} The new owners, to maximize their assets, transferred all the best players to St. Louis, while sending the rest, including Stivetts, to Cleveland. The Spiders released Stivetts on June 13, and he subsequently retired from playing baseball.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Notes|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1899-07-12/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|location=Washington, D.C.|date=July 12, 1899}} In 18 games for the Spiders, Stivetts had a .205 batting average and a 0–4 W–L record. He was claimed by St. Paul of the Western League a few days later, but did not play a game for the team.{{cite news|title=Gossip of the Diamond|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1899-06-20/ed-1/seq-5/|newspaper=St. Paul Daily Globe|date=June 20, 1899}} In his 11-season career, Stivetts won 203 games against 132 losses, a 3.74 ERA, and 1223 strikeouts in 2887{{frac|2|3}} innings pitched. In addition to his 35 career home runs as a hitter, he collected 593 hits in 1992 at bats for a .298 batting average, and had 357 RBIs.

After his retirement from professional baseball, he worked for the coal industry in various capacities. He was listed as a carpenter in both the 1910 and 1920 Federal Census.{{cite web|title=1920 United States Federal Census about John E Stivitts|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=John+Elmer&gsln=Stivetts&mswpn__ftp=Pennsylvania%2c+USA&mswpn=41&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c41%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1868&uidh=ao4&pcat=35&h=69096703&db=1920usfedcen&indiv=1|work=ancestry.com|publisher=Ancestry.com}} He operated a brewery wagon for a coal company in his hometown of Ashland.{{cite news|title=Where Old Players Are Located|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1905-09-13/ed-1/seq-9/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=September 13, 1905}} In April 1912, he was working as a carpenter for the Black Ridge mine in Conyngham, Pennsylvania.{{cite news|title=Stivetts Disappoints Fan At Conyngham|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1912-04-07/ed-1/seq-16/|newspaper=The Washington Times |date=April 7, 1912}} He occasionally played on small clubs around the Ashland area, and in May 1902, he survived a bout of smallpox.{{cite news|title=Do You Know|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078082/1912-05-17/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=The Citizen|location=Honesdale, Pennsylvania|date=May 17, 1912}}{{cite news|title=Baseball Gossip|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1902-05-09/ed-1/seq-3/|newspaper=The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.)|date=May 9, 1902}} By 1930, he was no longer working.{{cite web|title=1930 United States Federal Census about John E Stivetts|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=John+Elmer&gsln=Stivetts&mswpn__ftp=Pennsylvania%2c+USA&mswpn=41&mswpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c41%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msbdy=1868&uidh=ao4&pcat=35&h=56012355&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1|work=ancestry.com|publisher=Ancestry.com}} He died on April 18, 1930, at the age of 62 in Ashland, and is interred at Brock Cemetery.

He was described by sportswriters of the time as one of the fastest pitchers in the league, comparable to Amos Rusie and Ted Breitenstein.{{cite news|title=Base Ball Pick Ups|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1894-08-25/ed-1/seq-7/|newspaper=Evening Star|date=August 25, 1894}} Kid Nichols remarked in 1902 that Stivetts' speed was as fast as Rusie, and could have extended his career much longer had he taken better care of his body.{{cite news|title=Rusie and Stivetts Threw Away Career|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1904-06-26/ed-1/seq-10/|newspaper=The Washington Times |date=June 26, 1904}} Baseball writer O. P. Caylor wrote that Stivetts' issues were entirely his own, blaming his hard-drinking lifestyle and his inability to remain in good condition.

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