John Hummel Notable

b. April 4, 1883 · Brooklyn Superbas 1905–1910, 1913, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911–1912, Brooklyn Robins 1914–1915, New York Yankees 1918

John Hummel played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1905 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1918.

Across 1,161 games he batted .254, with 991 hits and 421 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 128 doubles, 84 triples and 117 stolen bases.

He played 548 games at second base, with 1,541 assists and 105 errors. He turned 211 double plays. He also played 293 games in the outfield and 160 games at first base.

He was born in Bloomsburg, PA, USA on April 4, 1883, and died on May 18, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1905	BRO	30	109	19	29	3	4	0	7	9	15	6	.266
1906	BRO	97	286	20	57	6	4	1	21	36	51	10	.199
1907	BRO	107	342	41	80	12	3	3	31	26	30	8	.234
1908	BRO	154	594	51	143	11	12	4	41	34	51	20	.241
1909	BRO	146	542	54	152	15	9	4	52	22	59	16	.280
1910	BRO	153	578	67	141	21	13	5	74	57	81	21	.244
1911	BRO	137	477	54	129	21	11	5	58	67	66	16	.270
1912	BRO	122	411	55	116	21	7	5	54	49	55	7	.282
1913	BRO	67	198	20	48	7	7	2	24	13	23	4	.242
1914	BRO	73	208	25	55	8	9	0	20	16	25	5	.264
1915	BRO	53	100	6	23	2	3	0	8	6	11	1	.230
1918	NYY	22	61	9	18	1	2	0	4	11	8	3	.295
Career	—	1161	3906	421	991	128	84	29	394	346	475	117	.254

On this day & linked events

1883

Born April 4, 1883

Bloomsburg, PA, USA

1959

Died May 18, 1959

1905

Major-league debut: John Hummel

John Hummel made a major-league debut on September 12, 1905.

1918

Final major-league game: John Hummel

John Hummel played a final major-league game on September 2, 1918.

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