Ginger Beaumont Notable

b. July 23, 1876 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1899–1906, Boston Doves 1907–1909, Chicago Cubs 1910

Ginger Beaumont played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1899 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1910.

He batted .311 with 1,759 hits across 1,463 games, scoring 955 runs. He finished with 39 home runs, 182 doubles, 82 triples and 254 stolen bases.

He led the league in hits four times between 1902 and 1907, topping out at 209. He led the league in runs once, in 1903, with 137. He played 1,407 games in the outfield, with 2,845 putouts and 139 errors.

He was born in Rochester, WI, USA on July 23, 1876, and died on April 10, 1956. 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
1899	PIT	111	437	90	154	15	8	3	38	41	27	31	.352
1900	PIT	138	567	105	158	14	9	5	50	40	34	27	.279
1901	PIT	133	558	120	185	14	5	8	72	44	39	36	.332
1902	PIT	130	541	100	193	21	6	0	67	39	40	33	.357
1903	PIT	141	613	137	209	30	6	7	68	44	18	23	.341
1904	PIT	153	615	97	185	12	12	3	54	34	22	28	.301
1905	PIT	103	384	60	126	12	8	3	40	22	17	21	.328
1906	PIT	80	310	48	82	9	3	2	32	19	14	1	.265
1907	BSN	150	580	67	187	19	14	4	62	37	31	25	.322
1908	BSN	125	476	66	127	20	6	2	52	42	32	13	.267
1909	BSN	123	407	35	107	11	4	0	60	35	26	12	.263
1910	CHC	76	172	30	46	5	1	2	22	28	14	4	.267
Career	—	1463	5660	955	1759	182	82	39	617	425	314	254	.311

On this day & linked events

1876

Born July 23, 1876

Rochester, WI, USA

1956

Died April 10, 1956

1899

Major-league debut: Ginger Beaumont

Ginger Beaumont made a major-league debut on April 21, 1899.

1910

Final major-league game: Ginger Beaumont

Ginger Beaumont played a final major-league game on October 15, 1910.

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