Topsy Hartsel Notable

b. June 26, 1874 · Louisville Colonels 1898–1899, Cincinnati Reds 1900, Chicago Orphans 1901, Philadelphia Athletics 1902–1911

Topsy Hartsel played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1898 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1911.

Across 1,356 games he batted .276, with 1,336 hits and 826 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 182 doubles, 92 triples, 837 walks and 247 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks five times between 1902 and 1908, topping out at 121. He led the league in runs once, in 1902, with 109. He also led it in stolen bases. He played 1,312 games in the outfield, with 2,115 putouts and 102 errors.

He was born in Polk, OH, USA on June 26, 1874, and died on October 14, 1944. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1898	LOU	22	71	11	23	0	0	0	9	11	9	2	.324
1899	LOU	30	75	8	18	1	1	1	7	11	17	1	.240
1900	CIN	18	64	10	21	2	1	2	5	8	9	7	.328
1901	CHC	140	558	111	187	25	16	7	54	74	48	41	.335
1902	PHA	137	545	109	154	20	12	5	58	87	26	47	.283
1903	PHA	98	373	65	116	19	14	5	26	49	39	13	.311
1904	PHA	147	534	79	135	17	12	2	25	75	83	19	.253
1905	PHA	150	538	88	148	22	8	0	28	121	65	37	.275
1906	PHA	144	533	96	136	21	9	1	30	88	55	31	.255
1907	PHA	143	507	93	142	23	6	3	29	106	66	20	.280
1908	PHA	129	460	73	112	16	6	4	29	93	55	15	.243
1909	PHA	83	267	30	72	4	4	1	18	48	26	3	.270
1910	PHA	90	285	45	63	10	3	0	22	58	45	11	.221
1911	PHA	25	38	8	9	2	0	0	1	8	8	0	.237
Career	—	1356	4848	826	1336	182	92	31	341	837	551	247	.276

On this day & linked events

1874

Born June 26, 1874

Polk, OH, USA

1944

Died October 14, 1944

1898

Major-league debut: Topsy Hartsel

Topsy Hartsel made a major-league debut on September 14, 1898.

1911

Final major-league game: Topsy Hartsel

Topsy Hartsel played a final major-league game on September 30, 1911.

Image: Paul Thompson, public domain