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Fritz Maisel Notable

b. December 23, 1889 · New York Yankees 1913–1917, St. Louis Browns 1918

Fritz Maisel divided six seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the New York Yankees from 1913, then the St. Louis Browns through 1918.

Across 592 games he batted .242, with 510 hits and 295 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 56 doubles and 194 stolen bases.

He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1914, with 74. He played 430 games at third base, with 745 assists and 88 errors. He turned 53 double plays. He also played 104 games at second base.

He was born in Catonsville, MD, USA on December 23, 1889, and died on April 22, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Baseball Magazine All-Star 1 1915

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1913 NYY 511873348 430 12342025 .257
1914 NYY 15054878131 2392 47766974 .239
1915 NYY 13553077149 1664 46483551 .281
1916 NYY 531581836 500 720184 .228
1917 NYY 1134044680 440 20361829 .198
1918 SLB 902844366 420 16461711 .232
Career 5922111295510 56246 148260177194 .242

On this day & linked events

1889

Born December 23, 1889

Catonsville, MD, USA

1967

Died April 22, 1967