Del Pratt Notable

b. January 10, 1888 · St. Louis Browns 1912–1917, New York Yankees 1918–1920, Boston Red Sox 1921–1922, Detroit Tigers 1923–1924

Del Pratt played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1912 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1924.

He collected 1,996 hits over 1,836 games, batting .292 with 970 runs batted in. He finished with 43 home runs, 392 doubles, 117 triples, 513 walks and 247 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1916, with 103. He played 1,688 games at second base, with 5,075 assists and 381 errors. He turned 825 double plays.

He was born in Walhalia, SC, USA on January 10, 1888, and died on September 30, 1977. 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
1912	SLB	152	570	76	172	26	15	5	69	36	68	24	.302
1913	SLB	155	592	60	175	31	13	2	87	40	57	37	.296
1914	SLB	158	584	85	165	34	13	5	65	50	45	37	.283
1915	SLB	159	602	61	175	31	11	3	78	26	43	32	.291
1916	SLB	158	596	64	159	35	12	5	103	54	56	26	.267
1917	SLB	123	450	40	111	22	8	1	53	33	36	18	.247
1918	NYY	126	477	65	131	19	7	2	55	35	26	12	.275
1919	NYY	140	527	69	154	27	7	4	56	36	24	22	.292
1920	NYY	154	574	84	180	37	8	4	97	50	24	12	.314
1921	BOS	135	521	80	169	36	10	5	104	44	10	8	.324
1922	BOS	154	607	73	183	44	7	6	86	53	20	7	.301
1923	DET	101	297	43	92	18	3	0	40	25	9	6	.310
1924	DET	121	429	56	130	32	3	1	77	31	10	6	.303
Career	—	1836	6826	856	1996	392	117	43	970	513	428	247	.292

On this day & linked events

1888

Born January 10, 1888

Walhalia, SC, USA

1977

Died September 30, 1977

1912

Major-league debut: Del Pratt

Del Pratt made a major-league debut on April 11, 1912.

1924

Final major-league game: Del Pratt

Del Pratt played a final major-league game on September 29, 1924.

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