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Bobby M Mitchell
Bobby Mitchell was a sensation in 1877 as the first lefty in the National League, demolishing the belief that left-handers could not be successful pitchers. Although Mitchell was in only 15 games in 1877, he led the Cincinnati Reds in victories with 6 and had 40% of their total wins for the season. He pitched for three more seasons but without as much notoriety. Mitchell's second season, 1878, was one in which he went 7-2 with an ERA of 2.14, lower than the league average but not as low as the team's regular pitcher, Will White. In both 1877 and 1878 he led the league in strikeouts per nine innings pitched. - bRef Bullpen wiki
The only picture I found was the bRef one. I think he has a mustache based on a zoom of the discoloration there, so I added that in the facegen as best I could. It was also 1877, so again, likely a mustache there.
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