Eddie Collins (baseball player)
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: May 2, 1887 Willerton , United States 
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| Died on: March 25, 1951 Boston , United States
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| Suggested: Left | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 17, 1906 with the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| August 2, 1930 in the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 333 |
| Hits | 3,314 |
| Home runs | 47 |
| Runs Batted In | 1,300 |
| Stolen Bases | 745 |
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As a player
As a manager
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1939 |
| Quota | 77.74% (fourth ballot) |
Edward Trowbridge "Eddie" Collins Sr. (born May 2, 1887 in Willerton , New York , † March 25, 1951 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball . His nickname was Cocky . He was the first player to win the World Series six times .
biography
Eddie Collins made his American League debut on September 17, 1906 with the Philadelphia Athletics . The second baseman quickly became a star on Connie Mack's team . With Jack Barry as shortstop , Stuffy McInnis as first baseman and Frank Baker as third baseman , he formed the so-called $ 100,000 infield of Athletics. From 1909 to 1914 they won all championships in the American League except 1912. In 1910 he was able to win his first World Series with Philadelphia against the Chicago Cubs . Two more successes followed against the New York Giants in 1912 and 1913.
On September 7th and 22nd, 1912, he was able to steal six bases in one game, a record that has not been broken to this day. In 1914 he was elected MVP of the AL. In the World Series, the Athletics surprisingly had to admit defeat to the Boston Braves . After the 1914 season, Connie Mack began rebuilding his team and sold Eddie Collins to the Chicago White Sox .
With the White Sox he also reached the World Series twice. In 1917 he reached a batting average of 40.9% against the New York Giants and scored the decisive point in the last game of the series. Collins also played in the Black Sox team of 1919, but was not involved in the affair.
From August 1924 to 1926 he also took over the managerial post of the White Sox. In 1927 he returned to the Athletics in Philadelphia. There he took on more and more coaching tasks and should actually later inherit Connie Mack, who however continued to work until he was 88. Collins played his last game on August 2, 1930. In 1933, he moved to the Boston Red Sox as General Manager and helped build a new team. During his term of office, which lasted until 1947, a. the commitments of Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr .
Collins finished his career with a batting average of 33.3%, 3315 base hits, 714 stolen bases, and 1300 RBI. In 1939 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame . He is still considered one of the best players as a second baseman today. He died in Boston in 1951 at the age of 63.
His stations as a player
- 1906-1914 Philadelphia Athletics
- 1915-1926 Chicago White Sox
- 1927-1930 Philadelphia Athletics
His stations as a manager
- 1924-1926 Chicago White Sox
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Data as a manager (English)
- Eddie Collins in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Eddie Collins in the Baseball Hall of Fame (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Collins, Eddie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Collins, Edward Trowbridge Sr. (full name); Cocky (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player and basketball manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Willerton , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1951 |
| Place of death | Boston , Massachusetts |