Miller Huggins
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| Second baseman / manager | |
| Born: March 27, 1878 Cincinnati , United States 
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| Died on: September 25, 1929 New York City , United States
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| Suggested: Switch | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| April 15, 1904 with the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 13, 1916 with the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | .265 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs Batted In | 318 |
| Stolen Bases | 324 |
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As a manager
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1964 |
| Special selection | Veterans Committee |
Miller James Huggins (born March 27, 1878 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † September 25, 1929 in New York City , New York ) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). His nicknames were Hug or Mighty Mite .
biography
Miller Huggins began his MLB career in 1904 with the Cincinnati Reds , a National League team . His most played position was that of second baseman , in several defense categories he took leading positions in the statistics. The St. Louis Cardinals signed him in 1910. With the Cardinals he then took over the managerial post of the team from 1913 , but continued to play in the team until 1916. Among other things, he led Rogers Hornsby to the Major League level .
In 1917, Huggins wanted to buy the Cardinals, but his bid was turned down. Ban Johnson, then president of the American League , persuaded the owner of the New York Yankees , Jacob Ruppert, to sign him.
Together with Ed Barrow , then General Manager of the Yankees, he developed an annual title contender from a mediocre team. Three World Series titles and six championships in the American League are testimony to the successful era.
At the age of 50, Huggins died of blood poisoning. In his honor, the major league was then suspended for one day. The Yankees created a plaque in his honor in Yankee Stadium in 1932 , which laid the foundation stone for what would later become Monument Park .
In 1964, Miller Huggins was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Data as a manager (English)
- Biography of Miller Huggins (English)
- Miller Huggins in the Baseball Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Huggins, Miller |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huggins, Miller James (full name); Hug (nickname); Mighty Mite (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1929 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |