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Shano Collins

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b. December 4, 1885 · Chicago White Sox 1910–1920, Boston Red Sox 1921–1925

He played right field for the 1919 White Sox, the club that threw the World Series, and he was one of the honest ones — he refused to associate with the players involved and told reporters so at the time. He had played on the 1917 club that won it honestly, too.

Sixteen seasons gave him 1,687 hits, 310 doubles, 133 triples, 747 runs batted in and a .264 average, with 1,343 games in the outfield and 368 at first base. He hit .264 or better in most of his sixteen seasons, a steady rather than a spectacular hitter.

Boston had him for his last five years, and he managed the Red Sox in 1931 and 1932, finishing 111-198 for clubs with little talent. The 1937 ballot gave him one vote of 201. He died in 1955, at sixty-nine.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1910 CHW 973152962 1081 24255810 .197
1911 CHW 1063704897 16124 48204614 .262
1912 CHW 15357975168 34102 81296626 .290
1913 CHW 14853553128 2691 47326022 .239
1914 CHW 15459861164 3493 65274930 .274
1915 CHW 15357673148 24172 85285038 .257
1916 CHW 14352774128 28120 42595116 .243
1917 CHW 822523859 1331 14102714 .234
1918 CHW 10336530100 18111 5617197 .274
1919 CHW 631792150 631 167113 .279
1920 CHW 13349570150 21101 63232412 .303
1921 BOS 14154263155 29124 69183815 .286
1922 BOS 13547233128 2471 527307 .271
1923 BOS 973424179 1050 1811297 .231
1924 BOS 892403770 1750 2818174 .292
1925 BOS 2311 000 1000 .333
Career 179963907471687 31013322 709331575225 .264

On this day & linked events

1885

Born December 4, 1885

Charlestown, MA, USA

1955

Died September 10, 1955

1910

Major-league debut: Shano Collins

Shano Collins made a major-league debut on April 21, 1910.

1925

Final major-league game: Shano Collins

Shano Collins played a final major-league game on May 15, 1925.

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