1914ATHLETICS
SECOND BASE
EDDIE COLLINS1914
Eddie Collinssecond base · 1914 athletics
Ht 5'9"Wt 175Bats LThrows RBorn 1887 · Millerton, NY
Nineteen fourteen was the last Athletics thunder before the South Side move. Eddie Collins hit .344 with ninety-seven walks and fifty-eight steals — on-base discipline wrapped in Mack flannel. SkillScore one hundred twenty-eight point six six. The three frames ahead keep the farewell year humming.
.344 YEAR
A .344 farewell summer — Athletics thunder before the South Side lease.
97 WALKS
Ninety-seven walks tipping the cap — patience with a smirk.
SOLD SOUTH
Fifty thousand dollars and a carpet bag — the keystone changed laundry.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 152 | 526 | 122 | 181 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 85 | 0.344 | 0.452 | 0.452 |
| Life | 2,826 | 9,949 | 1,821 | 3,315 | 438 | 187 | 47 | 1,300 | 0.333 | 0.424 | 0.429 |
SkillScore
128.661914 · PHA
ComponentsAVG 0.344OBP 0.452SLG 0.452
Eddie Collins, Chicago AL. Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons (File:Eddie_Collins,_Chicago_AL_(baseball)_LCCN2014711118.jpg). Public domain.