Vital Statistics:
Born: Aug. 4, 1867 in Hannibal, Mo.
Died: June 25, 1918
Teams: Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1888-1889), Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-1896), New York Giants (1896-1897), Cincinnati Reds (1897-1903), St. Louis Cardinals (1904-1907)
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1971
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Primary position: First base
Career Highlights:
- A powerful 5-10 and 200 pounds (large for turn-of-the-century standards), he had 2,930 lifetime hits, a career batting average of .309 and 246 triples in his 20-year career.
- His 25,000 chances and 23,696 putouts are second all-time among first basemen behind Eddie Murray.
- Was known for a hidden-ball trick in which he would hide the ball underneath the base, and also was known to bunt the ball with the handle of the bat, holding the thick end with his hands.
