september american baseball catcher played seasons major_league_baseball mlb played new_york_yankees batted threw right handed played games base collins played minor league baseball signed spending seasons organization collins spent year minor leagues traded new_york_yankees spent years played famous murderers row lineup conclusion season traded played game time world series champion famous major league player pinch hit pinch run game personal life collins born september missouri mother sarah ran boarding house siblings attended school moving kansas_city kansas play ball married time yankees teammate usually called kid inability remember people names gave collins nickname horse nose major league career ended went run restaurant kansas_city operate tavern lawrence kansas april state kansas took collins court alleged unpaid federal income tax convicted december federal judge ordered new trial evidence emerged showing friend deposited safety deposit box treated heart condition collins died sleep kansas_city age interred city memorial park cemetery professional career minor leagues collins began professional baseball career minor league baseball team members class western league season miners breakthrough year posting batting average hits doubles home runs games played caught attention signed near end season collins major league debut september age entering game pinch hitter pitcher drawing walk loss detroit_tigers played games started games season catcher role limited occasional pinch hitting appearances season collins played games starts fifth highest caught stealing percentage american_league june road game park major league player pinch hit pinch run game teammate homer reached base inning needed use collins inserted game pinch runner returned ninth inning collins returned pinch hit pitcher manager agreed drop free rule allowed collins pinch hit official box score lists pinch hit appearance factors limited collins games starts catcher firstly joint left thumb spring training splitting finger june collins manager coach suspended indefinitely arguing balls strikes umpire lodged formal protest president rescinded days later season ended collins signed spent season minor league baseball team competed batted hit home runs games new_york_yankees saints traded collins new_york_yankees august exchange players named later yankees later sent paul december years team developed reputation slow having throwing arm described terrible weak plate bat kept lineup starting catcher default miller choice job suffered sore arm spring training commenced season organization collins fourth highest base percentage tenth best bats home run ratio recorded fifth highest number strikeouts league defensively played fourth highest number games catcher finished second errors committed catcher fifth passed balls fourth stolen bases allowed compensated turning double plays recording second highest range factor catcher finishing fourth fifth assists position catching fifth highest number stealing july final game series team collins injured attempting run catcher facing team recurring problems arm prompted yankees buy postseason yankees advanced world series lost seven games collins receive playing time series appearing games getting hits plate appearances season saw collins split catching duties appeared games plate players games caught collins versus usually placed near yankees lineup given nickname murderers row sports analysts baseball writers fans consider team greatest baseball team time collins labelled offensive managed bat respectable drove runs plate appearances defensively finished fourth number games catcher recording fourth highest fielding percentage position end year yankees advanced world series swept pittsburgh_pirates games collins played games game bats garnered walks game went double series average highest teammates yankees purchased jackson senators start season team roster increase competition restricted collins starts games total world series yankees achieved second consecutive sweep time cardinals rematch series years played game series entering 7th inning game defensive substitute hitting double innings later catching situation dismal batting average year collins redundant end season sold minors collins managed play seven games braves season making final major league appearance brief tenure team drove runs drew walks sacrifice plate appearances braves acquired younger released sent batted hits games played manager cut loose season ended promptly signed year contract minor league team played class aaa pacific coast league batted stint team traded midway season returning numbers improved recorded batting average amassed hits doubles home runs bats season saw collins play games blues average scheduled traded july deal fell remained team season year played games batted collected hits doubles triples home runs retiring professional baseball end season post playing career playing final major league season collins returned minor league baseball played teams teamed minor league pitcher attempting establish new franchise missouri moved iowa hawks plan fell court injunction issued barring stadium professional baseball collins franchise subsequently bought instead
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