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Tris Speaker
Full name Tristram Edgar Speaker Born April 4, 1888, Hubbard, Texas Died December 8, 1958, Lake Whitney, Texas Buried at Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, Texas (Section 1- Block 2) First Game: September 12, 1907 ; Final Game: August 30, 1928 Managed First Game: July 19, 1919 ; Managed Final Game: September 27, 1926 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 193 Uncle of Tex Jeanes Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1937 Won Chalmers Award as AL Most Valuable Player (1912) Ejections as player: 1911 (2), 1912 (1), 1915 (1), 1917 (1), 1918 (1). Total: 6 Ejections as manager: 1919 (1), 1922 (1), 1923 (1), 1924 (1), 1925 (1). Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1907 BOS A Daily Splits 7 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .158 .200 .158 -0.1 1907 BOS A
1908 BOS A Daily Splits 31 116 12 26 2 2 0 9 4 8 2 3 0 3 .224 .262 .276 -0.1 1908 BOS A
1909 BOS A Daily Splits 143 544 73 168 26 13 7 77 38 53 7 17 0 35 .309 .362 .443 4.6 1909 BOS A
1910 BOS A Daily Splits 141 538 92 183 20 14 7 65 52 38 6 12 0 35 .340 .404 .468 4.8 1910 BOS A
1911 BOS A Daily Splits 141 500 88 167 34 13 8 70 59 34 13 17 0 25 .334 .418 .502 3.3 1911 BOS A
1912 BOS A Daily Splits 153 580 136 222 53 12 10 90 82 10 36 6 7 0 28 6 52 30 .383 .464 .567 7.3 1912 BOS A
1913 BOS A Daily Splits 141 520 94 189 35 22 3 71 65 7i 22 7 16 0 9i 1i 46 11i .363 .441 .533 6.5 1913 BOS A
1914 BOS A Daily Splits 158 571 101 193 46 18 4 90 77 2i 25 7 13 0 5i 2i 42 12i .338 .423 .503 7.2 1914 BOS A
1915 BOS A Daily Splits 150 547 108 176 25 12 0 69 81 2 14 7 17 0 20 11 29 25 .322 .416 .411 3.6 1915 BOS A
1916 CLE A Daily Splits 151 546 102 211 41 8 2 79 82 18 20 4 15 0 7 5 35 22 .386 .470 .502 5.7 1916 CLE A
1917 CLE A Daily Splits 142 523 90 184 42 11 2 60 67 11 14 7 15 0 10 6 30 18 .352 .432 .486 4.3 1917 CLE A
1918 CLE A Daily Splits 127 471 73 150 33 11 0 61 64 7 9 3 11 0 10 11 27 12 .318 .403 .435 2.6 1918 CLE A
1919 CLE A Daily Splits 134 494 83 146 38 12 2 63 73 4 12 8 20 0 10 8 19 11 .296 .395 .433 2.8 1919 CLE A
1920 CLE A Daily Splits 150 552 137 214 50 11 8 107 97 2 13 5 20 0 13 6 10 13 .388 .483 .562 5.5 1920 CLE A
1921 CLE A Daily Splits 132 506 107 183 52 14 3 75 68 1 12 2 12 0 13 7 2 4 .362 .439 .538 3.5 1921 CLE A
1922 CLE A Daily Splits 131 426 85 161 48 8 11 71 77 6 11 1 12 0 8 8 8 3 .378 .474 .606 5.2 1922 CLE A
1923 CLE A Daily Splits 150 574 133 218 59 11 17 130 93 6 15 4 22 0 13 9 8 9 .380 .469 .610 6.7 1923 CLE A
1924 CLE A Daily Splits 135 486 94 167 36 9 9 65 72 0 13 4 12 1 0 14 7 5 7 .344 .432 .510 2.5 1924 CLE A
1925 CLE A Daily Splits 117 429 79 167 35 5 12 87 70 2 12 4 8 7 0 13 6 5 2 .389 .473 .578 4.3 1925 CLE A
1926 CLE A Daily Splits 150 539 96 164 52 8 7 88 94 1 15 0 20 8 0 17 7 6 1 .304 .402 .469 2.4 1926 CLE A
1927 WAS A Daily Splits 141 523 71 171 43 6 2 73 55 1 8 4 7 8 0 13 14 9 9 .327 .390 .444 0.7 1927 WAS A
1928 PHI A Daily Splits 64 191 28 51 22 2 3 30 10 0 5 2 2 7 0 7 4 5 1 .267 .300 .450 -0.1 1928 PHI A
Total (22 Years) Splits 2789 10195 1882 3514 792 222 117 1531 1381 80i 393 103 278 31 0 210i118i 436 190i .345 .427 .500 83.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1912 BOS A Daily Splits 8 30 4 9 1 2 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .300 .382 .467 1912 BOS A
1915 BOS A Daily Splits 5 17 2 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 .429 .412 1915 BOS A
1920 CLE A Daily Splits 7 25 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .393 .480 1920 CLE A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 20 72 12 22 3 4 0 3 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 .306 .398 .458 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1914 BOS A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - 0.0 1914 BOS A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1907 BOS A Daily Splits OF 5 4 4 34 4 2 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 5
1907 BOS A RF 5 4 4 34 i 4 2 0 1 0 1.000
1908 BOS A Daily Splits OF 31 31 31 267 58 9 0 3 0 1.000 1 30 0
1908 BOS A CF 30 30 30 258 55 8 0 2 0 1.000
1908 BOS A LF 1 1 1 9 3 1 0 1 0 1.000
1909 BOS A Daily Splits OF 142 142 139 1248.1 319 35 10 12 0 .973 0 142 0
1909 BOS A CF 142 142 139 1248.1 i 319 35 10 11 0 .973
1910 BOS A Daily Splits OF 140 140 138 1260.1 337 20 16 7 0 .957 0 140 0
1910 BOS A CF 140 140 138 1260.1 i 337 19 16 6 0 .957
1911 BOS A Daily Splits OF 138 138 131 1162 297 26 15 5 0 .956 0 138 0
1911 BOS A CF 138 138 131 1162 i 297 26 15 6 0 .956
1912 BOS A Daily Splits OF 153 153 147 1343 372 35 18 9 0 .958 0 153 0
1912 BOS A CF 153 153 147 1343 366 35 18 12 0 .957
1913 BOS A Daily Splits OF 139 138 136 1232 374 30 25 7 0 .942 0 139 0
1913 BOS A CF 139 138 136 1232 i 372 31 24 8 0 .944
1914 BOS A Daily Splits OF 157 157 144 1319.1 423 29 15 12 0 .968 0 157 0
1914 BOS A CF 157 157 144 1319.1 i 422 29 16 12 0 .966
1914 BOS A 1B 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1.000
1914 BOS A P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1915 BOS A Daily Splits OF 150 150 142 1324 378 21 10 8 0 .976 0 150 1
1915 BOS A CF 150 149 142 1321 379 24 10 8 0 .976
1915 BOS A RF 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1916 CLE A Daily Splits OF 151 151 144 1331.2 359 25 10 10 0 .975 0 151 0
1916 CLE A CF 151 151 144 1331.2 362 26 10 9 0 .975
1917 CLE A Daily Splits OF 142 142 137 1276.1 365 23 8 5 0 .980 0 142 0
1917 CLE A CF 142 142 137 1276.1 362 22 9 6 0 .977
1918 CLE A Daily Splits OF 128 127 123 1130.2 352 15 10 6 0 .973 0 128 0
1918 CLE A CF 128 127 123 1130.2 352 15 11 6 0 .971
1919 CLE A Daily Splits OF 134 134 127 1184.1 375 25 7 9 0 .983 0 134 0
1919 CLE A CF 134 134 127 1184.1 377 27 7 9 0 .983
1920 CLE A Daily Splits OF 148 146 140 1296.1 363 24 9 8 0 .977 0 148 0
1920 CLE A CF 148 146 140 1296.1 368 26 10 8 0 .975
1921 CLE A Daily Splits OF 128 128 114 1106.1 345 15 6 2 0 .984 0 128 0
1921 CLE A CF 128 128 114 1106.1 345 17 6 2 0 .984
1922 CLE A Daily Splits OF 109 109 99 939.2 281 13 5 7 0 .983 0 109 0
1922 CLE A CF 109 109 99 939.2 281 15 5 7 0 .983
1923 CLE A Daily Splits OF 150 150 142 1318.1 369 26 13 7 0 .968 0 150 0
1923 CLE A CF 150 150 142 1318.1 373 28 13 8 0 .969
1924 CLE A Daily Splits OF 127 126 119 1090 323 20 13 3 0 .963 0 127 0
1924 CLE A CF 127 126 119 1090 323 17 14 3 0 .960
1925 CLE A Daily Splits OF 109 109 105 965 311 16 11 9 0 .967 0 109 0
1925 CLE A CF 109 109 105 965 315 14 12 9 0 .965
1926 CLE A Daily Splits OF 149 148 144 1312.2 394 20 8 7 0 .981 0 149 0
1926 CLE A CF 149 148 144 1312.2 398 21 8 8 0 .981
1927 WAS A Daily Splits OF 120 119 106 1016.1 278 12 10 5 0 .967 0 119 1
1927 WAS A CF 119 119 106 1015.1 279 12 11 4 0 .964
1927 WAS A 1B 17 15 14 135.1 145 12 2 18 0 .987
1927 WAS A RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1928 PHI A Daily Splits OF 49 43 41 392.2 111 8 3 1 0 .975 1 48 0
1928 PHI A CF 48 43 41 390.2 110 8 3 1 0 .975
1928 PHI A LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (22 Years) Splits OF 2699 2685 2553 23550.1 6788 449 222 143 0 .970 2 2691 7
Total (21 Years) CF 2691 2679 2548 23501.1i 6792 455 228 145 0 .969
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 18 15 14 135.1i 147 12 2 19 0 .988
Total ( 3 Years) RF 7 5 4 38 i 5 2 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) LF 2 1 1 11 4 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1912 BOS A Daily Splits OF 8 8 8 74 21 2 2 2 0 .920 0 8 0
1912 BOS A CF 8 8 8 74 21 2 2 2 0 .920
1915 BOS A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1915 BOS A CF 5 5 5 44 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1920 CLE A Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 61 18 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 0
1920 CLE A CF 7 7 7 61 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 20 20 20 179 49 2 2 2 0 .962 0 20 0
Total ( 3 Years) CF 20 20 20 179 49 2 2 2 0 .962
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1919 CLE A 61 40 21 .656 325 230 7-19 3 2
1920 CLE A 154 98 56 .636 856 642 1
1921 CLE A 154 94 60 .610 925 712 2
1922 CLE A 155 78 76 .506 768 817 4
1923 CLE A 153 82 71 .536 888 746 3
1924 CLE A 153 67 86 .438 755 814 6
1925 CLE A 155 70 84 .455 782 817 6
1926 CLE A 154 88 66 .571 738 612 2
Total ( 8 Years) 1139 617 520 .543 6037 5390
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1920 CLE A 7 5 2 .714 21 8
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 1-1911 BOX BOS A Jack Egan Called third strike
8-11-1911(2) BOX BOS A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 3B
9-19-1912(1) BOX BOS A Tommy Connolly Call at HP
5-21-1915 BOX BOS A Silk O'Loughlin Call at 1B
4-30-1917 BOX CLE A George Hildebrand Call at 3B (Bumped umpire)
8-27-1918 BOX CLE A Tommy Connolly Call at HP
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-31-1919 BOX CLE A Tommy Connolly Fighting
6-25-1922 BOX CLE A Ed Walsh Balls and strikes
6-25-1923 BOX CLE A Pants Rowland Claiming pitcher doctoring ball
7-11-1924 BOX CLE A Bill Dinneen Balls and strikes
5-23-1925 BOX CLE A Pants Rowland Call at HP
Transaction Information
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sad Sam Jones , Fred
Thomas and $55000 (April 9, 1916 ).
Released by Cleveland Indians (January 31, 1927 ).
Signed by Washington Senators (January 31, 1927 ).
Released by Washington Senators (February 1, 1928 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (February 5, 1928 ).
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