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| Born: March 3, 1872 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Died: January 1, 1923 (aged 50) Brooklyn, New York |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
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| September 30, 1892 for the New York Giants |
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| September 5, 1910 for the New York Giants |
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| Hits | 2932 | |
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| Elected | 1939 | |
| Vote | 75. The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Headline Event of the Year On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball 5% (third ballot) | |
William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 - January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in
Keeler was a remarkable hitter, whose advice to hitters was, "Keep your eye clear, and hit 'em where they ain't" -- "they" being the opposing fielders. He compiled a . 341 batting average over his career, currently 14th all time behind Pete Browning. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning ( June 17 1861 - September 10 1905) was an American center and Left fielder He hit over . 300 16 times in 19 seasons, and hit over . 400 once. He twice led his league in batting average and three times in hits. Willie had an amazing 206 singles during the 1898 season. In Baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching First base by hitting Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Additionally, he had an on-base percentage of greater than . In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 400 for seven straight seasons. When Keeler retired in 1910, he was second all time in hits with 2,932 behind only Cap Anson. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches Adrian Constantine Anson ( April 17 1852 &ndash April 14 1922) known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain" and
He was one of the smaller players to play the game, standing approximately 5'7" (some sources say he was as short at 5'4") and weighing 140 pounds (64 kg), resulting in his nickname. Keeler was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. The 1939 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were the last ones conducted prior to the Hall's opening that year He is among the shortest players ever elected to the Hall, and the shortest to appear on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, where he ranked number 75. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1998 The Sporting News compiled a list of Baseball's Greatest Players In 1999, he was named as a finalist to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In 1999 MasterCard sponsored the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Having played his last game in 1910, he was the most chronologically distant player on both Top 100 lists. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Keeler had the amazing ability to bunt practically any ball sent his way. A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. He was the impetus for the rule change that made a third-strike foul bunt into a strike out. With John McGraw's Baltimore Orioles he perfected the "Baltimore Chop" in which he would chop the ball into the ground hard enough for it to bounce so high he could reach base before the fielder could throw the ball to first. The Baltimore Chop was a hitting technique used by batters during Major League Baseball 's Dead ball era.
In 1897, Keeler had a 44-game hitting streak to start the season, beating out the previous single season record of 42, set by Bill Dahlen. Auto racing January 31 - The first known organized Hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie. In Baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. William Frederick Dahlen ( January 5 1870 - December 5 1950) Nicknamed "Bad Bill" for his ferocious temperament was Keeler had a hit in his final game of the 1896 season, giving him a National League record 45-game hitting streak. Athletics (track and field Olympic Games see "General sporting events" below Baseball The original This mark was finally surpassed by Joe DiMaggio in 1941, who had a 56-game hitting streak. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe In 1978, Pete Rose tied Keeler's single season mark of 44 games. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Nikolai Andrianov, USSR No other player in baseball has ever matched this feat. Another one of Keeler's unbroken records is his eight consecutive seasons with 200 hits or more although the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is one season away from tying the mark. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. often known simply as, (born October 22 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an Outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
In 1905 he set the Yankees team record for most Sacrifice Hits in a season with 42.
In an article in 1976 in Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Esquire (abbreviated Esq) is a term of British origin originally used to denote social status Because of space limitations the Irish team, including Keeler as center fielder, was omitted. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate
Willie Keeler is interred in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York. Calvary Cemetery is located at 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd in Woodside in the New York City borough of Queens, New York. He is mentioned in the poem "Lineup for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash:
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| K is for Keeler, As fresh as green paint, The fastest and mostest To hit where they ain't. Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny |
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| — Ogden Nash, Sport magazine (January 1949)[1] | |
See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball batting champions
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 stolen bases
References
- ^ Baseball Almanac. Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny SPORT magazine was the original major general interest American sports magazine Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 Triples milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average Major League Baseball recognizes runs scored champions in the American League and National League each season Below is the list of 152 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 300 Stolen bases milestone Retrieved on 2008-01-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Jesse Burkett |
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