Tris Speaker
Baseball player and manager with a .345 batting average
Born
April 4th, 1888
136 years ago
Died
December 8th, 1958
66 years ago — 70 years old
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Birth occurred on April 4, 1888. Played Major League Baseball primarily as a center fielder. Had a long career spanning from 1907 to 1928. Achieved significant success with the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. Accrued over 3,500 hits and led the league in batting average multiple times. Managed the Indians after his playing career and led them to a pennant in 1948.
Accumulated a career batting average of .345
Managed the Cleveland Indians to win the 1948 pennant
Played for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians
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