Eddie Collins
Eddie Collins | ||
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Second Baseman | ||
Born: May 2, 1887 | ||
Died: March 25, 1951 (aged 63) | ||
Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | ||
September 17, 1906 for the Philadelphia Athletics |
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Final game | ||
August 2, 1930 for the Philadelphia Athletics |
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Career statistics | ||
Batting average | .333 | |
Hits | 3315 | |
SB | 744 | |
Teams | ||
As Player As Manager |
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Career highlights and awards | ||
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Member of the National | ||
Baseball Hall of Fame | ||
Elected | 1939 | |
Vote | 77.74% (fourth ballot) |
Edward Trowbridge "Eddie" Collins, Sr. (May 2, 1887 - March 25, 1951), nicknamed "Cocky", was a Major League Baseball player from 1906 to 1930. Under the win shares statistical rating system created by baseball historian and analyst Bill James, Collins was the best second baseman of all time. He is also ninth on the all-time hit list.
A native of Millerton, New York, Collins was known for his steady bat and speed. After graduating from Columbia University, he broke into the Majors in 1906 with the Philadelphia Athletics and work his way to full time play by 1909. That season, he had a .347 batting average and 67 steals. The following year, Collins stole a career-high 81 bases and won his first of four World Series championships.
Collins moved to the Chicago White Sox in 1915, where he continued to post top-ten batting and stolen base numbers. He played on the notorious "Black Sox" team that threw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, but was not in on the fix and played honestly. He was the playing manager of the White Sox from August 1924 through the 1926 season, posting a record of 174-160 (.521). He then returned to the Athletics in 1927 and retired after the 1930 season. In 1931-32, he served as a Philadelphia coach and, from 1933 through 1947, as the general manager for the Boston Red Sox. With the BoSox Collins helped rebuild the team, and was instrumental in the signings of Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams.
Collins finished his career with 3,315 hits, 744 steals, 1,300 RBI and a .333 batting average. He won the MVP Award in 1914. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
In an article in 1976 in Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Because of space limitations the Irish team, including Collins as second baseman, was omitted.
In 1999, he ranked number 24 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
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Regular season stats
G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | TB | SH | HBP |
2826 | 9949 | 1821 | 3315 | 438 | 187 | 47 | 1300 | 744 | 173 | 1499 | 286 | .333 | .424 | .429 | 4268 | 512 | 77 |
Trivia
- A set of baseball fields and a recreation park is named after and dedicated to Eddie Collins in Millerton, New York.
- Collins often parked a quid of bubble gum on the button of his cap, and chewed it for good luck. One day a mischievous teammate sprinkled pepper on the gum when Collins wasn't looking; a furious Eddie swore he'd maul the prankster if he ever identified him.
See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball players with 500 stolen bases
- 3000 hit club
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball-reference.com – Major league career managerial statistics
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
- Official site
- Candid Photographs from Collins' Personal Album
- Find-A-Grave profile for Eddie Collins
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Griffith • Callahan • Jones • Sullivan • Duffy • Callahan • Rowland • Gleason • Evers • Walsh • Collins • Schalk • Blackburne • Bush • Fonseca • Dykes • Lyons • Onslow • Corriden • Richards • Marion • Lopez • Stanky • Moss • Lopez • Gutteridge • Adair • Tanner • Richards • Lemon • Doby • Kessinger • La Russa • Rader • Fregosi • Torborg • Lamont • Bevington • Manuel • Guillén |
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P. Rose | T. Cobb | H. Aaron | S. Musial | T. Speaker | C. Yastrzemski | C. Anson | H. Wagner | P. Molitor | E. Collins | W. Mays | E. Murray | N. Lajoie | C. Ripken | G. Brett | P. Waner | R. Yount | T. Gwynn | D. Winfield | R. Henderson | R. Carew | L. Brock | R. Palmeiro | C. Biggio* | W. Boggs | A. Kaline | R. Clemente |