Jesse Burkett
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Born: December 4, 1868 Wheeling, West Virginia |
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Died: May 27, 1953 (aged 84) Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1890 for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 1905 for the Boston Americans | |
| Career statistics | |
| Games / At bat[1] | 2066 / 8421 |
| Batting average | .338 |
| Home runs | 75 |
| Hits | 2850 |
| Runs scored | 1720 |
| Stolen bases | 389 |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Induction | 1946 |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee |
Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "The Crab", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He also was a coach in the Major Leagues under John McGraw for the New York Giants, owned and managed the minor league Worcester club, and coached at Holy Cross College.[disambiguation needed 
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Burkett began his pro career as a pitcher, won 27 games at the age of 19 in 1888 in Scranton, Pa., and also compiled a 39–6 record for the Worcester Club of the New England League. He played in the Major Leagues from 1890 to 1905, primarily as an outfielder, and had an accomplished hitting career, smacking 200 hits in a season six times and batting over .400 twice (1895 and 1896), only the second hitter in Major League history to do so, the first being Ed Delahanty. On his Hall of Fame plaque, Burkett is credited for hitting over .400 three times; subsequent research and updated records have lowered his 1899 batting average to .396. In 1895 and 1896, Burkett's two best seasons, the Cleveland Spiders finished second twice and faced off against the Baltimore Orioles both seasons in the Temple Cup series, beating the Orioles in the 1895 series with Cy Young pitching three victories. Also, in game one of the series, Burkett scored the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth to set the tone for the series.[3]. Burkett holds the record for the most inside-the-park home runs in Major League Baseball, with 55[4].
Burkett was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. The Wheeling[5] native became the first West Virginian elected to the Hall of Fame.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1,000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball batting champions
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball hit records
References
- ^ "Jesse Burkett". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burkeje01.shtm.
- ^ "baseball-almanac". Entertainment Weekly. 2003-01-29. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_isphr.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Lewis, Franklin (1949). The Cleveland Indians, pp. 28–31. Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-885-2.
- ^ "Career Inside The Park Home Run Records". baseball-almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac/recbooks/rb_isphr.shtml. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Baseball Hall of Fame
External links
- Jesse Burkett at the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Hugh Duffy Honus Wagner |
National League Batting Champion 1895-1896 1901 |
Succeeded by Willie Keeler Ginger Beaumont |
| Preceded by Hugh Duffy |
Single season base hit record holders 1896-1910 |
Succeeded by Ty Cobb |
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