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Kiki Cuyler

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Vital Statistics:

Born: Aug. 30, 1898 in Harrisville, Mich.

Died: Feb. 11, 1950

Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-1927), Chicago Cubs (1928-1935), Cincinnati Reds (1935-1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938)

Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1968

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Primary position: Right field

Career Highlights:

  • Hit .321 lifetime and better than .300 in 10 of his 15 seasons.
  • Led the National League in steals four times and played on four pennant-winning teams. The 1925 Pirates won the World Series, with Cuyler driving in the winning run against Walter Johnson of the Senators.
  • In 1925, he hit .357 and lked the NL in triples (26) and runs scored (144).
  • Nickname of Kiki, invented by sportswriters, rhymes with "eye-eye".

After Retirement:

  • Was a coach with the Cubs and Red Sox when he died of a heart attack before the 1950 season.

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