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Paddy Livingston

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b. January 14, 1880 · Cleveland Blues 1901, Cincinnati Reds 1906, Philadelphia Athletics 1909–1911, Cleveland Naps 1912, St. Louis Cardinals 1917

Livingston's largest season came with Philadelphia in 1909. He played 64 games, collected a career-high 41 hits, scored 15 runs, drove in 15 and stole four bases while batting .234. The games and runs batted in were also career highs.

Seven seasons gave him 120 hits, 17 doubles, 12 triples, 45 runs batted in and a .209 average across 206 games. Livingston caught 195 games and never appeared at another position. He also drew 41 walks and stole nine bases.

Cleveland gave Livingston his first major-league opportunity in 1901. Five seasons passed before he returned with Cincinnati in 1906, followed by three years with Philadelphia from 1909 through 1911 and a 1912 stop with Cleveland. Another four seasons outside the majors preceded his final return with St. Louis in 1917. The gaps stretched his career across seventeen calendar years. Livingston died in 1977, at ninety-seven.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1901 CLE 1200 000 0010 .000
1906 CIN 50139822 140 812230 .158
1909 PHA 641751541 640 1515184 .234
1910 PHA 371201125 430 96122 .208
1911 PHA 2771917 400 8731 .239
1912 CLE 2047511 210 3120 .234
1917 STL 72004 000 2012 .200
Career 20657448120 17120 4541609 .209

On this day & linked events

1880

Born January 14, 1880

Cleveland, OH, USA

1977

Died September 19, 1977

1901

Major-league debut: Paddy Livingston

Paddy Livingston made a major-league debut on September 2, 1901.

1917

Final major-league game: Paddy Livingston

Paddy Livingston played a final major-league game on June 24, 1917.

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