Eldridge attended St. Mary\'s College, Phoenix, Arizona, in the late 1870s, and wanted to play semi-professional baseball during the summer months, when he wasn\'t playing for the college as an amateur. He used the pseudonym "Jerry Denny" to hide his professional play from the college.\n', '

Denny holds the major league record for most chances by a third baseman in a single game, handling 16 chances during an 18-inning match on August 17, 1882.\n', '

In 1884, Denny helped the National League champion Grays defeat the New York Metropolitans of the American Association in the major leagues\' first post-season championship match-up. That season, he was the Grays\' leader in home runs (six, and one in the championship series) and runs batted in (59), and second in extra-base hits (37).\n', '

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