Sutcliffe was born in 1862 in Wheaton, Illinois.\n', '

\n', 'Sutcliffe began his professional baseball career as a catcher for Cap Anson\'s Chicago White Stockings, making his major league debut on October 2, 1884, at age 22. When he debuted in the major leagues, Sutcliffe received attention principally for his unusual height of six feet, two inches. The Sporting Life in April 1885 observed:

Sutcliffe began the 1885 season with the Chicago White Stockings. He appeared in only 11 games for the team and was released in mid-July with The Sporting Life reporting that he "must be added to the list of exploded phenomenon."\n', '

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