Hi Ruby,
Not sure if this is your grandfather??? But thought you might find this interesting. Below is a link to an injury report for Ohio coal mines. You will notice on page 66 of the journal, a reference to a "John Anderson" from the Minglewood Coal Mine located in North Lawrence, Ohio. It states
"January 18, 1888 John Anderson, at Minglewood mine, Stark county; back hurt by fall of slate."
I know this does not help much with your baseball research, but still intriguing if it is your grandfather.
https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/...NL_v18_056.pdf
Shawn