Jim O'Rourke (baseball)
American baseball player (1850–1919) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Henry O'Rourke (September 1, 1850 – January 8, 1919), nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a left fielder. For the period 1876–1892, he ranks behind only Cap Anson in career major league games played (1,644), hits (2,146), at-bats (6,884), doubles (392) and total bases (2,936), and behind only Harry Stovey in runs scored (1,370) (Stovey was a younger player; Anson played five seasons and O'Rourke four prior to 1876.).
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Jim O'Rourke | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1850-09-01)September 1, 1850 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Died: January 8, 1919(1919-01-08) (aged 68) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1872, for the Middletown Mansfields | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 22, 1904, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .310 |
Hits | 2,639 |
Home runs | 62 |
Runs batted in | 1,208 |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1945 |
Election method | Old-Timers Committee |
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