Charlie Hemphill Notable

b. April 20, 1876 · St. Louis Perfectos 1899, Cleveland Spiders 1899, Boston Americans 1901, Cleveland Bronchos 1902, St. Louis Browns 1902–1904, 1906–1907, New York Highlanders 1908–1911

Charlie Hemphill played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899 and closing with the New York Highlanders in 1911.

Across 1,242 games he batted .271, with 1,230 hits and 580 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 117 doubles, 68 triples and 207 stolen bases.

He played 1,175 games in the outfield, with 2,033 putouts and 130 errors.

He was born in Greenville, MI, USA on April 20, 1876, and died on June 22, 1953. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1899	CLV/STL	66	239	27	65	3	5	3	26	12	14	3	.272
1901	BOS	136	545	71	142	10	10	3	62	39	26	11	.261
1902	CLE/SLB	128	510	81	157	16	11	6	69	49	33	27	.308
1903	SLB	105	383	36	94	6	3	3	29	23	51	16	.245
1904	SLB	114	438	47	112	13	2	2	45	35	60	23	.256
1906	SLB	154	585	90	169	19	12	4	62	43	71	33	.289
1907	SLB	153	603	66	156	20	9	0	38	51	63	14	.259
1908	NYY	142	505	62	150	12	9	0	44	59	43	42	.297
1909	NYY	73	181	23	44	5	1	0	10	32	23	10	.243
1910	NYY	102	351	45	84	9	4	0	21	55	27	19	.239
1911	NYY	69	201	32	57	4	2	1	15	37	18	9	.284
Career	—	1242	4541	580	1230	117	68	22	421	435	429	207	.271

On this day & linked events

1876

Born April 20, 1876

Greenville, MI, USA

1953

Died June 22, 1953

1899

Major-league debut: Charlie Hemphill

Charlie Hemphill made a major-league debut on June 27, 1899.

1911

Final major-league game: Charlie Hemphill

Charlie Hemphill played a final major-league game on October 3, 1911.

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