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Billy Hamilton Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Ursprünglicher Name
William Robert Hamilton
Geburt
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Tod
16 Dez 1940 (im Alter von 74)
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Bestattung
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 42.4407094, Längengrad: -71.6542457
Grabstelle
Border Avenue, Lot 207, Grave 15
Gedenkstätten-ID
21222 Quelle ansehen

Baseball Hall of Famer. In a 14 year career "Sliding Billy" established himself as one of the premier offensive players of his era. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys, Philladelphia Phillies, and Boston Beaneaters in a career lasting from 1888 until 1901. During his career he played in 1,591 games, amassing 2,158 hits, a career batting average of .344 and an on base percentage of .455. He hit 40 home runs, had 736 runs batted in and scored 1,690 runs. Hamilton was a speedster and stole 912 bases, a mark that still stands as third all time. He holds the record for stolen bases in a game with seven which he accomplished on August 31, 1894. He was an outfielder who had a .926 fielding percentage. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.

Baseball Hall of Famer. In a 14 year career "Sliding Billy" established himself as one of the premier offensive players of his era. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys, Philladelphia Phillies, and Boston Beaneaters in a career lasting from 1888 until 1901. During his career he played in 1,591 games, amassing 2,158 hits, a career batting average of .344 and an on base percentage of .455. He hit 40 home runs, had 736 runs batted in and scored 1,690 runs. Hamilton was a speedster and stole 912 bases, a mark that still stands as third all time. He holds the record for stolen bases in a game with seven which he accomplished on August 31, 1894. He was an outfielder who had a .926 fielding percentage. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1961.

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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Hinzugefügt: 11 Apr 2001
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 21222
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/21222/billy-hamilton: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für Billy Hamilton (16 Feb 1866–16 Dez 1940), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 21222, zitierend Eastwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Gepflegt von Find a Grave.