Cupid Childs Notable

b. August 8, 1867 · Philadelphia Quakers 1888, Syracuse Stars 1890, Cleveland Spiders 1891–1898, St. Louis Perfectos 1899, Chicago Orphans 1900–1901

Cupid Childs played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Quakers in 1888 and closing with the Chicago Orphans in 1901. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Spiders, from 1891 to 1898.

He collected 1,721 hits over 1,457 games, batting .306 with 743 runs batted in. He finished with 20 home runs, 205 doubles, 101 triples, 991 walks and 269 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1890, with 33. He led the league in runs once, in 1892, with 136. He played 1,455 games at second base, with 4,679 assists and 646 errors. He turned 602 double plays.

He was born in Calvert County, MD, USA on August 8, 1867, and died on November 8, 1912. 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
1888	PHI	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1890	SYR	126	493	109	170	33	14	2	89	72	0	56	.345
1891	CLV	141	551	120	155	21	12	2	83	97	32	39	.281
1892	CLV	145	558	136	177	14	11	3	53	117	20	26	.317
1893	CLV	124	485	145	158	19	10	3	65	120	12	23	.326
1894	CLV	118	479	143	169	21	12	2	52	107	11	17	.353
1895	CLV	120	466	96	134	15	4	4	90	74	24	20	.288
1896	CLV	132	498	106	177	24	9	1	106	100	18	25	.355
1897	CLV	114	444	105	150	15	9	1	61	74	19	25	.338
1898	CLV	110	413	90	119	9	4	1	31	69	29	9	.288
1899	STL	125	464	73	123	11	11	1	48	74	19	11	.265
1900	CHC	137	531	67	128	14	5	0	44	57	23	15	.241
1901	CHC	63	236	24	61	9	0	0	21	30	21	3	.258
Career	—	1457	5622	1214	1721	205	101	20	743	991	228	269	.306

On this day & linked events

1867

Born August 8, 1867

Calvert County, MD, USA

1912

Died November 8, 1912

1888

Major-league debut: Cupid Childs

Cupid Childs made a major-league debut on April 23, 1888.

1901

Final major-league game: Cupid Childs

Cupid Childs played a final major-league game on July 8, 1901.

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