Art Fletcher Notable

b. January 5, 1885 · New York Giants 1909–1920, Philadelphia Phillies 1920, 1922

Art Fletcher divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the New York Giants from 1909, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1922.

He collected 1,534 hits over 1,533 games, batting .277 with 675 runs batted in. He finished with 32 home runs, 238 doubles, 77 triples and 160 stolen bases.

He played 1,448 games at shortstop, with 5,134 assists and 521 errors. He turned 614 double plays.

He was born in Collinsville, IL, USA on January 5, 1885, and died on February 6, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	NYG	33	98	7	21	0	1	0	6	1	7	1	.214
1910	NYG	51	125	12	28	2	1	0	13	4	9	9	.224
1911	NYG	112	326	73	104	17	8	1	37	30	27	20	.319
1912	NYG	129	419	64	118	17	9	1	57	16	29	16	.282
1913	NYG	136	538	76	160	20	9	4	71	24	35	32	.297
1914	NYG	135	514	62	147	26	8	2	79	22	37	15	.286
1915	NYG	149	562	59	143	17	7	3	74	6	36	12	.254
1916	NYG	133	500	53	143	23	8	3	66	13	36	15	.286
1917	NYG	151	557	70	145	24	5	4	56	23	28	12	.260
1918	NYG	124	468	51	123	20	2	0	47	18	26	12	.263
1919	NYG	127	488	54	135	20	5	3	54	9	28	6	.277
1920	NYG/PHI	143	550	57	156	32	9	4	62	16	43	7	.284
1922	PHI	110	396	46	111	20	5	7	53	21	14	3	.280
Career	—	1533	5541	684	1534	238	77	32	675	203	355	160	.277

On this day & linked events

1885

Born January 5, 1885

Collinsville, IL, USA

1950

Died February 6, 1950

1909

Major-league debut: Art Fletcher

Art Fletcher made a major-league debut on April 15, 1909.

1922

Final major-league game: Art Fletcher

Art Fletcher played a final major-league game on September 16, 1922.

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