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b. August 31, 1866 · Chicago White Stockings 1888–1889, Chicago Pirates 1890, Boston Reds 1891, Pittsburgh Pirates 1892, Washington Senators 1893, 1896–1899, New York Giants 1894–1896, Brooklyn Superbas 1899–1902, Boston Americans 1903–1905

He hit 12 home runs and drove in 110 runs for the Boston club in the American Association's last season, 1891, leading the league in both. He was twenty-four and had already played for three clubs in three leagues.

Eighteen seasons gave him 1,572 hits, 211 doubles, 123 triples, 916 runs batted in, 150 stolen bases and a .277 average, with 1,004 games behind the plate and 290 more at third base. He caught in the National League, the American Association, the Players' League and the American League.

He threw well enough that on May 11, 1897, he caught eight base stealers in a single game, which nobody has matched. He coached for the Boston Americans after he retired and scouted for them. No Hall of Fame ballot ever listed him. He died in 1925, at fifty-eight.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1888	CHC	64	241	34	56	6	3	3	19	4	41	8	.232
1889	CHC	101	407	66	107	19	7	11	75	41	21	13	.263
1890	CHI	117	451	79	131	21	12	2	84	42	28	8	.290
1891	BOS	122	473	108	143	19	13	12	110	59	48	21	.302
1892	PIT	152	605	96	130	10	13	8	77	46	53	20	.215
1893	WHS	124	511	84	144	13	13	4	75	47	12	11	.282
1894	NYG	116	404	50	116	20	12	5	70	38	15	9	.287
1895	NYG	90	312	38	90	16	9	1	58	38	18	11	.288
1896	NYG/WHS	95	321	41	93	14	6	2	67	26	10	4	.290
1897	WHS	78	261	41	84	9	6	0	53	17	4	8	.322
1898	WHS	99	338	47	106	12	6	1	53	34	12	12	.314
1899	BRO/WHS	85	266	42	80	11	7	2	56	37	12	7	.301
1900	BRO	76	273	33	75	11	5	0	39	11	12	3	.275
1901	BRO	80	284	38	84	10	6	1	31	7	17	7	.296
1902	BRO	74	264	14	64	5	2	0	24	12	31	6	.242
1903	BOS	17	52	5	21	5	1	0	8	5	4	1	.404
1904	BOS	68	198	11	42	9	2	0	15	15	28	1	.212
1905	BOS	7	21	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	.286
Career	—	1565	5682	829	1572	211	123	52	916	480	369	150	.277

On this day & linked events

1866

Born August 31, 1866

Oakdale, MA, USA

1925

Died February 15, 1925

1888

Major-league debut: Duke Farrell

Duke Farrell made a major-league debut on April 21, 1888.

1905

Final major-league game: Duke Farrell

Duke Farrell played a final major-league game on June 13, 1905.

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