Major League Baseball Player. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he was a first baseman making his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 29, 1907. For fifteen seasons, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1907-13), Pittsburgh Pirates (1914), Pittsburgh Rebels (1915), Boston Braves (1916-18), Brooklyn Robins (1919-20) and Philadelphia Phillies (1921). He batted over .300 four times, ending his career with a record of 2150 hits, 74 home runs, 992 runs batted in and a .281 batting average. In addition to being an infielder, he also pitched in middle relief for the St. Louis Cardinals (1910, 1913) and Boston Braves (1918), with a record of 1 win, 1 loss, 6 strikeouts and a 4.32 earned run average. He died at age 62 of heart disease in Fort Worth, Texas, and was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he was a first baseman making his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 29, 1907. For fifteen seasons, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1907-13), Pittsburgh Pirates (1914), Pittsburgh Rebels (1915), Boston Braves (1916-18), Brooklyn Robins (1919-20) and Philadelphia Phillies (1921). He batted over .300 four times, ending his career with a record of 2150 hits, 74 home runs, 992 runs batted in and a .281 batting average. In addition to being an infielder, he also pitched in middle relief for the St. Louis Cardinals (1910, 1913) and Boston Braves (1918), with a record of 1 win, 1 loss, 6 strikeouts and a 4.32 earned run average. He died at age 62 of heart disease in Fort Worth, Texas, and was posthumously inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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