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Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie Notable

b. September 11, 1868 · Boston Beaneaters 1890–1891, St. Louis Browns 1892–1893, Baltimore Orioles 1893–1896, 1898–1899, Pittsburgh Pirates 1897–1898, Baltimore Orioles 1901, New York Giants 1902

Steve Brodie played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Boston Beaneaters in 1890 and closing with the New York Giants in 1902.

He collected 1,728 hits over 1,438 games, batting .303 with 900 runs batted in. He finished with 25 home runs, 191 doubles, 89 triples and 289 stolen bases.

He played 1,421 games in the outfield, with 3,142 putouts and 142 errors.

He was born in Warrenton, VA, USA on September 11, 1868, and died on October 30, 1935. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1890 BSN 13251477152 1990 67662029 .296
1891 BSN 13352384136 1362 78633925 .260
1892 STL 15460285153 1094 60523128 .254
1893 BLN/STL 13256689184 23102 98451849 .325
1894 BLN 129573134210 25113 11318842 .366
1895 BLN 13152885184 27102 134261535 .348
1896 BLN 13251698153 19112 87361725 .297
1897 PIT 10037047108 7122 53251311 .292
1898 BLN/PIT 652542771 820 401146 .280
1899 BLN 13753182164 2613 87312319 .309
1901 BLA 833064195 662 4125159 .310
1902 NYG 11042037118 823 42223011 .281
Career 143857038861728 1918925 900420233289 .303

On this day & linked events

1868

Born September 11, 1868

Warrenton, VA, USA

1935

Died October 30, 1935

1890

Major-league debut: Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie made a major-league debut on April 21, 1890.

1902

Final major-league game: Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie played a final major-league game on October 4, 1902.

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