Heinie Zimmerman Notable

b. February 9, 1887 · Chicago Cubs 1907–1916, New York Giants 1916–1919

Heinie Zimmerman divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a third baseman: the Chicago Cubs from 1907, then the New York Giants through 1919.

He collected 1,566 hits over 1,456 games, batting .295 with 796 runs batted in. He finished with 58 home runs, 275 doubles, 105 triples and 175 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs batted in two times between 1916 and 1917, topping out at 102. He led the league in doubles once, in 1912, with 41. He also led it in hits and home runs. He played 945 games at third base, with 1,924 assists and 231 errors. He turned 118 double plays. He also played 327 games at second base.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on February 9, 1887, and died on March 14, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	3	1912, 1913, 1917

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1907	CHC	5	9	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222
1908	CHC	46	113	17	33	4	1	0	9	1	14	2	.292
1909	CHC	65	183	23	50	9	2	0	21	3	14	7	.273
1910	CHC	99	335	35	95	16	6	3	38	20	36	7	.284
1911	CHC	143	535	80	164	22	17	9	85	25	50	23	.307
1912	CHC	145	557	95	207	41	14	14	99	38	60	23	.372
1913	CHC	127	447	69	140	28	12	9	95	41	40	18	.313
1914	CHC	146	564	75	167	36	12	4	87	20	46	17	.296
1915	CHC	139	520	65	138	28	11	3	62	21	33	19	.265
1916	CHC/NYG	147	549	76	157	29	5	6	83	23	43	24	.286
1917	NYG	150	585	61	174	22	9	5	102	16	43	13	.297
1918	NYG	121	463	43	126	19	10	1	56	13	23	14	.272
1919	NYG	123	444	56	113	20	6	4	58	21	30	8	.255
Career	—	1456	5304	695	1566	275	105	58	796	242	432	175	.295

On this day & linked events

1887

Born February 9, 1887

New York, NY, USA

1969

Died March 14, 1969

1907

Major-league debut: Heinie Zimmerman

Heinie Zimmerman made a major-league debut on September 8, 1907.

1919

Final major-league game: Heinie Zimmerman

Heinie Zimmerman played a final major-league game on September 10, 1919.

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