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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1945, Player
Born: January 16, 1870, in Buffalo, New York
Died: March 6, 1943, in Buffalo, New York
ML Debut: 4/19/1895
Primary Position: Third Baseman
Bats: R Throws: R
Played For: Louisville Colonels (1895), Boston Beaneaters
(1895-1900), Boston Red Sox (1901-1907), Philadelphia A's
(1907-1908)
Managed: Boston Americans, Somersets, Pilgrims (1901-1906)
Post-Season: 1903 World Series
Bio
Jimmy Collins was a magician with the glove and a terror with the
bat. A feared clutch hitter for the Boston ball clubs, he batted
.346 in 1897 and the following season, led the National League in
home runs with 15. Collins hit .300 or better five times, was
Boston's player-manager for its first six seasons in the upstart
American League, and led his club to the World Championship in 1903.
His defensive wizardry at the hot corner neutralized the
opposition's bunting tactics.
Quote
"With a swoop like that of a chicken hawk, Collins would gather
up the bunt and throw it accurately to whoever should receive it.
The beauty about him was that he could throw from any angle, any
position on the ground or in the air."
— John B. Foster, Spalding Guide 1902
Did You Know... that in just his second big league game,
Jimmy Collins teamed with fellow Boston Beaneaters Hugh Duffy and
Tommy McCarthy in an outfield of future Hall of Famers, April 20,
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