Art Devlin Notable

b. October 16, 1879 · New York Giants 1904–1911, Boston Braves 1912–1913

Art Devlin divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the New York Giants from 1904, then the Boston Braves through 1913.

Across 1,313 games he batted .269, with 1,185 hits and 603 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 164 doubles, 57 triples, 576 walks and 285 stolen bases.

He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1905, with 59. He played 1,192 games at third base, with 2,481 assists and 257 errors. He turned 132 double plays.

He was born in Washington, DC, USA on October 16, 1879, and died on September 18, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	3	1908, 1909, 1910

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1904	NYG	130	474	81	133	16	8	1	66	62	48	33	.281
1905	NYG	153	525	74	129	14	7	2	61	66	48	59	.246
1906	NYG	148	498	76	149	23	8	2	65	74	48	54	.299
1907	NYG	143	491	61	136	16	2	1	54	63	40	38	.277
1908	NYG	157	534	59	135	18	4	2	45	62	31	19	.253
1909	NYG	143	491	61	130	19	8	0	56	65	25	26	.265
1910	NYG	147	493	71	128	17	5	2	67	62	32	28	.260
1911	NYG	95	260	42	71	16	2	0	25	42	19	9	.273
1912	BSN	124	436	59	126	18	8	0	54	51	37	11	.289
1913	BSN	73	210	19	48	7	5	0	12	29	17	8	.229
Career	—	1313	4412	603	1185	164	57	10	505	576	345	285	.269

On this day & linked events

1879

Born October 16, 1879

Washington, DC, USA

1948

Died September 18, 1948

1904

Major-league debut: Art Devlin

Art Devlin made a major-league debut on April 14, 1904.

1913

Final major-league game: Art Devlin

Art Devlin played a final major-league game on August 25, 1913.

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