july december nicknamed link mlb player coach scout played chicago cubs pittsburgh pirates detroit_tigers player major_league history hit home runs game feat accomplished tied set major_league records total bases single game hits single game versatile player played position principally known second baseman retired career fielding average second base highest major_league history worked baseball manager coach scout player manager detroit_tigers half season player manager coached college baseball university_of_michigan scout detroit_tigers early years born pittsburgh pennsylvania july months end american civil war assassination abraham_lincoln middle lincoln likely derives historic circumstances immediately preceding birth father pennsylvania native railroad engineer mother jane immigrant ireland time age living parents siblings olive pennsylvania approximately miles north pittsburgh township adjoining city new castle father died age living mother siblings amateur minor league baseball working office devil newspaper pennsylvania summer age played baseball game doctors new castle played minor league baseball working selected captain pleaded place team powers stationed right field later recalled kid carried honors field bat saw born played amateur baseball club left job age took job largest manufacturing establishment sole support time mother youngest sister olive gave baseball years accounts indicate played plant baseball team new castle organized baseball club persuaded employer allow play club occasionally played catcher base new castle led team batting powers signed play wisconsin team summer powers later recalled manager claire club ran saloon refused use refused saloon sent declaring boy play ball brought team starting baseman injured lineup game milwaukee drew cheers crowd defensive play base bat hit long home run sailed far center field fence appeared games batting extra base hits stolen bases runs scored total bases demonstrated versatility field playing games left field games shortstop games right field games base games catcher games center field baseball season played milwaukee brewers hit games hit games major_league_baseball baseball season purchased milwaukee brewers deal described baseball biggest major_league_baseball debut april remained years years boston developed reputation hitter fielder listed pounds hit right handed considered best second baseman 19th century play teams won 1890s tied major league record hits singles double home run bats having played outfield replaced second base starting second baseman straight years major hit home runs game including home runs inning accomplished feat decoration day crowd spectators box chamberlain cincinnati reds boston congress street grounds reported game follows broke league records home runs succession tied record total bases adding single making total bases hitting surpassed game home runs line drives far fence good bases open prairie crowd bobby time came responded home run visitors join good smile game fans worth silver plate led national_league bats leaders fielding particularly batting total bases 2nd league home runs 2nd league second baseman 2nd league hits 4th league assists second baseman 4th league runs scored 5th league infield included base second base shortstop base rated greatest infield time reportedly called long greatest double play combination seen december published lengthy biography paper described boston quiet phenomenal second baseman globe noted ease played game led value club grand player seldom given credit work appeal like natural clumsy player seen like fish water crowd enjoy effort home tell great playing saw hard worker hear hard worker player artist magnitude annual salary playing boston exceeded chicago cubs december purchased april manager named team captain played renamed cubs later season years starting second baseman batting statistics declined year batting average fielding percentage assists ranked second national_league second backup second base appearing games cubs paid salary year years chicago detroit_tigers april purchased pittsburgh_pirates cubs appeared game pirates sold detroit_tigers april tigers starting second baseman games season fielding percentage assists second highest american_league second halfway season manager games player manager led tigers record despite solid fielding offensive output continued decline batting average dropped points career average took tiger manager stayed time player utility player seasons playing infield positions outfield august sustained broken nose fractured jaw struck foul tip bat game philadelphia injury missed remainder season appeared games bats final year major leagues season wrote age lost batting eye speed arm good stronger ball player held regular jobs league past season career statistics legacy season career major_league_baseball batted home runs rbis runs hits doubles triples stolen bases games time retirement career fielding average highest second baseman totals assists ranked time second baseman wrote series articles new_york_times selecting greatest player baseball history position having picked second base chose best utility player time wrote boston baseball sic play position team class style syndicated sports writer wrote column arguing ranked greatest second time martin argued accomplishments overlooked played time ball turtle rabbit number accomplishments support argument hit home runs single game total bases batted dead ball hits bats total bases game scored runs game played consecutive games error accepting chances won reputation gentleman era rough play noted year career fined game conclusion playing career wrote greatest today popular ball players game better type gentleman baseball heard ought words praise appointed veteran committee consider candidates baseball early years ranked 34th voting trailing half vote players finished ahead voting inducted hall_of_fame players finished voting including candy inducted hall_of_fame coaching career addition having manager tigers half season coached baseball college minor league level hired baseball coach baseball team april newspaper reported idol students university received highest possible praise college excellent manner handles team led record career major_league player ended actively pursued minor league teams coaching positions ultimately signed march expressed optimism interest taken baseball different league towns final coaching position baseball coach later years retiring player coach continued affiliation game scout detroit_tigers early 1910s february syndicated newspaper story reported traveled miles scout prior year noted reads like cross railroad guide destinations included mississippi georgia mississippi montgomery alabama new_orleans chicago memphis atlanta missouri denver montana idaho kansas_city minneapolis iowa wisconsin calgary married father operated hotel new castle children retiring baseball remained detroit living wife employed dealer real estate later inspector living wife employed inspector city detroit remained student ardent patron baseball returned boston play veterans baseball game benefit hit home runs game wearing old uniform posed said feel complimented share record grand boy years older years december died home detroit age posthumously inducted lawrence county sports hall fame
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