Al Bridwell Notable

b. January 4, 1884 · Cincinnati Reds 1905, Boston Beaneaters 1906, Boston Doves 1907, New York Giants 1908–1911, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912, Chicago Cubs 1913, St. Louis Terriers 1914–1915

Al Bridwell played for eight clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1905 and closing with the St. Louis Terriers in 1915.

Across 1,252 games he batted .255, with 1,064 hits and 457 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 95 doubles, 557 walks and 136 stolen bases.

He played 1,094 games at shortstop, with 3,351 assists and 366 errors. He turned 391 double plays.

He was born in Friendship, OH, USA on January 4, 1884, and died on January 23, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1905	CIN	82	254	17	64	3	1	0	17	19	21	8	.252
1906	BSN	120	459	41	104	9	1	0	22	44	27	6	.227
1907	BSN	140	509	49	111	8	2	0	26	61	29	17	.218
1908	NYG	147	467	53	133	14	1	0	46	52	20	20	.285
1909	NYG	145	476	59	140	11	5	0	55	67	15	32	.294
1910	NYG	142	492	74	136	15	7	0	48	73	23	14	.276
1911	BSN/NYG	127	445	57	124	15	1	0	41	66	18	10	.279
1912	BSN	31	106	6	25	5	1	0	14	5	5	2	.236
1913	CHC	136	405	35	97	6	6	1	37	74	28	12	.240
1914	SLM	117	381	46	90	6	5	1	33	71	18	9	.236
1915	SLM	65	175	20	40	3	2	0	9	25	6	6	.229
Career	—	1252	4169	457	1064	95	32	2	348	557	210	136	.255

On this day & linked events

1884

Born January 4, 1884

Friendship, OH, USA

1969

Died January 23, 1969

1905

Major-league debut: Al Bridwell

Al Bridwell made a major-league debut on April 16, 1905.

1915

Final major-league game: Al Bridwell

Al Bridwell played a final major-league game on September 23, 1915.

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