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Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "The Grey Eagle", was an American baseball player. Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), he compiled a career batting average of .345 (sixth all-time). His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. His 3,514 hits are fifth in all-time hits list. Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. His fielding glove was known as the place "where triples go to die."
After playing in the minor leagues in Texas and Arkansas, Speaker debuted with the Boston Red Sox in 1907. He became the regular center fielder by 1909 and led the Red Sox to World Series championships in 1912 and 1915. In 1915, Speaker's batting average dropped to .322 from .338 the previous season; he was traded to the Cleveland Indians when he refused to take a pay cut. As player-manager for Cleveland, he led the team to its first World Series title. In ten of his eleven seasons with Cleveland, he finished with a batting average greater than .350. Speaker resigned as Cleveland's manager in 1926 after he and Ty Cobb faced game fixing allegations; both men were later cleared. During his managerial stint in Cleveland, Speaker introduced the platoon system in the major leagues.
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From my 16mm archives. See Hank Greenberg, Tris Speaker, Herb Score, Bob Feller, Early Wynn, Luke Easter, Larry Doby in a March of Time broadcast. Follows Jim Lemon (who doesn't make the team).
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first five players in 1936. The museum officially opened its doors on June 12, 1939, in Cooperstown, New York. Joseph Kennedy, a Columbus Indiana postal clerk, set out to collect signatures from all the living player members of the Hall of Fame in 1938, on a first day cover, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the game of baseball. Those 11 immortals included, Connie Mack, Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Larry Lajoie, Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Eddie Collins, George Sisler, Grover Cleveland Alexander and The Sultan of Swat, Mr. Babe Ruth. Joseph Kennedy reached out to these players as he thought it would make a great souvenir for his then, 8 1/2 pound, 2 week old, grandson, Joe Griffin. Although Joseph Kennedy finished collecting all t...
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The top 10 hitters in MLB history. 1. Ty Cobb 2. Babe Ruth 3. Ted Williams 4. Hank Aaron 5. Willie Mays 6. Stan Musial 7. Tris Speaker 8. Rogers Hornsby 9. Honus Wagner 10. Nap Lajoie