1891
Born April 7, 1891
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Happy Felsch Notable
b. April 7, 1891 · Chicago White Sox 1915–1920
Happy Felsch played 1915 to 1920 for the Chicago White Sox as a center fielder.
Across 749 games he batted .293, with 825 hits and 385 runs. He finished with 38 home runs, 135 doubles, 64 triples and 88 stolen bases.
He played 741 games in the outfield, with 1,921 putouts and 53 errors.
He was born in Milwaukee, WI, USA on April 7, 1891, and died on August 17, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1917 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | CHW | 121 | 427 | 65 | 106 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 51 | 59 | 16 | .248 |
| 1916 | CHW | 146 | 546 | 73 | 164 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 31 | 67 | 13 | .300 |
| 1917 | CHW | 152 | 575 | 75 | 177 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 33 | 52 | 26 | .308 |
| 1918 | CHW | 53 | 206 | 16 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 6 | .252 |
| 1919 | CHW | 135 | 502 | 68 | 138 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 86 | 40 | 35 | 19 | .275 |
| 1920 | CHW | 142 | 556 | 88 | 188 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 115 | 37 | 25 | 8 | .338 |
| Career | — | 749 | 2812 | 385 | 825 | 135 | 64 | 38 | 446 | 207 | 251 | 88 | .293 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Died August 17, 1964
Image: Public domain