Ducky Holmes Notable

b. January 28, 1869 · Louisville Colonels 1895–1897, New York Giants 1897, St. Louis Browns 1898, Baltimore Orioles 1898–1899, Detroit Tigers 1901–1902, Washington Senators 1903, Chicago White Sox 1903–1905

Ducky Holmes played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1895 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1905.

Across 933 games he batted .281, with 1,014 hits and 540 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 142 doubles, 58 triples and 236 stolen bases. He went 1 and 1 with a 6.58 earned run average, pitching 26 innings in 4 games. He struck out 3.

He played 884 games in the outfield, with 1,607 putouts and 143 errors.

He was born in Des Moines, IA, USA on January 28, 1869, and died on August 5, 1932. 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
1895	LOU	40	161	33	60	10	2	3	20	12	9	9	.373
1896	LOU	47	141	22	38	3	2	0	18	13	5	8	.270
1897	LOU/NYG	82	314	52	82	8	6	1	45	19	33	30	.261
1898	BLN/STL	136	543	63	150	11	10	1	64	25	52	29	.276
1899	BLN	138	553	80	177	31	7	4	66	39	58	50	.320
1901	DET	131	537	90	158	28	10	4	62	37	27	35	.294
1902	DET	92	362	50	93	15	4	2	33	28	28	16	.257
1903	CHW/WSH	107	415	66	112	10	6	1	26	30	41	35	.270
1904	CHW	68	251	42	78	11	9	1	19	14	21	13	.311
1905	CHW	92	328	42	66	15	2	0	22	19	30	11	.201
Career	—	933	3605	540	1014	142	58	17	375	236	304	236	.281

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1895	LOU	1	0	2	1	14.0	16	9	4	0	5.79
1896	LOU	0	1	2	1	12.0	26	10	8	3	7.50
Career	—	1	1	4	2	26.0	42	19	12	3	6.58

On this day & linked events

1869

Born January 28, 1869

Des Moines, IA, USA

1932

Died August 5, 1932

1895

Major-league debut: Ducky Holmes

Ducky Holmes made a major-league debut on August 8, 1895.

1905

Final major-league game: Ducky Holmes

Ducky Holmes played a final major-league game on September 29, 1905.