Les Nunamaker Notable

b. January 25, 1889 · Boston Red Sox 1911–1914, New York Yankees 1914–1917, St. Louis Browns 1918, Cleveland Indians 1919–1922

Les Nunamaker played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1911 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1922.

Across 716 games he batted .268, with 533 hits and 194 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 75 doubles and 36 stolen bases.

He played 614 games behind the plate, with 2,577 putouts and 94 errors. He turned 72 double plays.

He was born in Malcolm, NE, USA on January 25, 1889, and died on November 14, 1938. 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
1911	BOS	62	183	18	47	4	3	0	19	12	33	1	.257
1912	BOS	35	103	15	26	5	2	0	6	6	17	2	.252
1913	BOS	29	65	9	14	5	2	0	9	8	8	2	.215
1914	BOS/NYY	92	262	19	69	10	3	2	29	23	34	11	.263
1915	NYY	87	249	24	56	6	3	0	17	23	24	3	.225
1916	NYY	91	260	25	77	14	7	0	28	34	21	4	.296
1917	NYY	104	310	22	81	9	2	0	33	21	25	5	.261
1918	SLB	85	274	22	71	9	2	0	22	28	16	6	.259
1919	CLE	26	56	6	14	1	1	0	7	2	6	0	.250
1920	CLE	34	54	10	18	3	3	0	14	4	5	1	.333
1921	CLE	46	131	16	47	7	2	0	25	11	8	1	.359
1922	CLE	25	43	8	13	2	0	0	7	4	3	0	.302
Career	—	716	1990	194	533	75	30	2	216	176	200	36	.268

On this day & linked events

1889

Born January 25, 1889

Malcolm, NE, USA

1938

Died November 14, 1938

1911

Major-league debut: Les Nunamaker

Les Nunamaker made a major-league debut on April 28, 1911.

1922

Final major-league game: Les Nunamaker

Les Nunamaker played a final major-league game on September 5, 1922.

Image: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), public domain