Dan Brouthers
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| First baseman | |
| Born: May 8, 1858 Sylvan Lake , United States 
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| Died on: August 2, 1932 East Orange , United States
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| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| June 23, 1879 with the Troy Trojans | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| October 4, 1904 with the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 342 |
| Hits | 2,296 |
| Home runs | 106 |
| RBIs | 1,296 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1945 |
| Special selection | Veterans Committee |
Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers (born May 8, 1858 in Sylvan Lake , New York , † August 2, 1932 in East Orange , New Jersey ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . His nickname was Big Dan .
biography
Dan Brouthers played professional baseball as early as the 19th century and was one of the sport's first superstars in his day. He began his career with the Troy Trojans , for whom he played both as a first baseman and, albeit less successfully, as a pitcher . Brouthers was the most successful player on average five times, twice in home runs and once at the RBIs. After Harry Stovey and Roger Connor , he was the third player in the Major Leagues to get more than 100 home runs in his career. His batting average (34.3% according to baseball-reference.com and 34.9% according to mlb.com) for his entire career still shows him in 9th place on the all-time list of the best. He actually ended his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1896 , but returned to the New York Giants for two games in 1904 . On October 4, 1904, he retired from Major League Baseball, in which he had played for four different decades. Brouthers died in East Orange, New Jersey in 1932. In 1946 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee .
His stations as a player
- 1879-1880: Troy Trojans
- 1881–1885: Buffalo bison
- 1886-1888: Detroit Wolverines
- 1889: Boston Beaneaters
- 1890: Boston Reds (Players League)
- 1891: Boston Reds (American Association)
- 1892-1893: Brooklyn Grooms
- 1894–1895: Baltimore Orioles
- 1895: Louisville Colonels
- 1896: Philadelphia Phillies
- 1904: New York Giants
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Biography of Dan Brouthers (English)
- Dan Brouthers in the Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Brouthers, Dan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brouthers, Dennis Joseph; Big Dan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sylvan Lake , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1932 |
| Place of death | East Orange , New Jersey |