Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Buffalo, New York, he was widely regarded as being the best third baseman of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. On April 19, 1895, he made his debut with the Louisville Colonels and finished the season with the Boston Beaneaters. For fourteen seasons, he played with the Louisville Colonels for part of the 1895 season, Boston Beaneaters (1895-1900), Boston Americans (1901-07) and Philidelphia Philles in 1908. As a player-manager for the Boston Americans, he led the team to a World Series title in 1903 and the American League pennant in 1904. He was the National League homerun champion in 1898, had 5 seasons with a .300 plus batting average, 2 seasons with 100 plus runs batted in and 4 seasons with 100 plus runs scored. He ended his career with a record of 1999 hits, 1055 runs scored, 65 homeruns, 983 runs batted in. a .294 batting average and a .929 fielding percentage. He died from pneumonia at age 73 in Buffalo, New York and was posthumolousy inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first to be chosen primarily as a third baseman in 1945.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Buffalo, New York, he was widely regarded as being the best third baseman of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. On April 19, 1895, he made his debut with the Louisville Colonels and finished the season with the Boston Beaneaters. For fourteen seasons, he played with the Louisville Colonels for part of the 1895 season, Boston Beaneaters (1895-1900), Boston Americans (1901-07) and Philidelphia Philles in 1908. As a player-manager for the Boston Americans, he led the team to a World Series title in 1903 and the American League pennant in 1904. He was the National League homerun champion in 1898, had 5 seasons with a .300 plus batting average, 2 seasons with 100 plus runs batted in and 4 seasons with 100 plus runs scored. He ended his career with a record of 1999 hits, 1055 runs scored, 65 homeruns, 983 runs batted in. a .294 batting average and a .929 fielding percentage. He died from pneumonia at age 73 in Buffalo, New York and was posthumolousy inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first to be chosen primarily as a third baseman in 1945.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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