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Addie Joss was born on April 12, 1880, in Woodland, Dodge County, Wisconsin. He was a lanky young man, distinguished by his unusually long arms, which earned him the nickname “the human hairpin.” After playing baseball for his school team at St. Mary’s College, and later studying engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Joss developed a unique pitching windup that added to his effectiveness—hiding the ball until the last possible moment before his delivery.