Eddie Collins Sr.
[edit] Biography
Eddie Collins (Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr.) was born on May 2, 1887 in Millerton, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1906 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1908, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 1 home run and 40 RBI. Collins played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 23 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Eddie Collins's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1912, when he stole 63 bases, hit for a .348 average and knocked in 64 runs. However, others believe that it was 1910, when he stole 81 bases, hit for a .324 average and knocked in 81 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1906
| PHI
| A
| 6
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| PHI
| A
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .348
| .348
| .435
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| PHI
| A
| 102
| 330
| 39
| 90
| 1
| 40
| .273
| .312
| .379
| 18
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| PHI
| A
| 153
| 571
| 104
| 198
| 3
| 56
| .347
| .416
| .450
| 30
| 10
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 67
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| PHI
| A
| 153
| 581
| 81
| 188
| 3
| 81
| .324
| .382
| .418
| 16
| 15
| 49
| 0
| 6
| 22
| 81
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| PHI
| A
| 132
| 493
| 92
| 180
| 3
| 73
| .365
| .451
| .481
| 22
| 13
| 62
| 0
| 15
| 18
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| PHI
| A
| 153
| 543
| 137
| 189
| 0
| 64
| .348
| .450
| .435
| 25
| 11
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 63
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| PHI
| A
| 148
| 534
| 125
| 184
| 3
| 73
| .345
| .441
| .453
| 23
| 13
| 85
| 37
| 7
| 26
| 55
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| PHI
| A
| 152
| 526
| 122
| 181
| 2
| 85
| .344
| .452
| .452
| 23
| 14
| 97
| 31
| 6
| 28
| 58
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| 155
| 521
| 118
| 173
| 4
| 77
| .332
| .460
| .436
| 22
| 10
| 119
| 27
| 5
| 35
| 46
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CHI
| A
| 155
| 545
| 87
| 168
| 0
| 52
| .308
| .405
| .396
| 14
| 17
| 86
| 36
| 3
| 39
| 40
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| CHI
| A
| 156
| 564
| 91
| 163
| 0
| 67
| .289
| .389
| .363
| 18
| 12
| 89
| 16
| 3
| 33
| 53
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| CHI
| A
| 97
| 330
| 51
| 91
| 2
| 30
| .276
| .407
| .330
| 8
| 2
| 73
| 13
| 0
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| CHI
| A
| 140
| 518
| 87
| 165
| 4
| 80
| .319
| .400
| .405
| 19
| 7
| 68
| 27
| 2
| 40
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| CHI
| A
| 153
| 602
| 117
| 224
| 3
| 76
| .372
| .438
| .493
| 38
| 13
| 69
| 19
| 2
| 33
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| CHI
| A
| 139
| 526
| 79
| 177
| 2
| 58
| .337
| .412
| .424
| 20
| 10
| 66
| 11
| 2
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| CHI
| A
| 154
| 598
| 92
| 194
| 1
| 69
| .324
| .401
| .403
| 20
| 12
| 73
| 16
| 3
| 27
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| CHI
| A
| 145
| 505
| 89
| 182
| 5
| 67
| .360
| .455
| .453
| 22
| 5
| 84
| 8
| 4
| 39
| 49
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| CHI
| A
| 152
| 556
| 108
| 194
| 6
| 86
| .349
| .441
| .455
| 27
| 7
| 89
| 16
| 3
| 28
| 42
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| CHI
| A
| 118
| 425
| 80
| 147
| 3
| 80
| .346
| .461
| .442
| 26
| 3
| 87
| 8
| 4
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| CHI
| A
| 106
| 375
| 66
| 129
| 1
| 62
| .344
| .441
| .459
| 32
| 4
| 62
| 8
| 3
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| PHI
| A
| 95
| 226
| 50
| 76
| 1
| 15
| .336
| .468
| .412
| 12
| 1
| 56
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| PHI
| A
| 36
| 33
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .303
| .378
| .394
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| PHI
| A
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .222
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| PHI
| A
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2826
| 9949
| 1821
| 3315
| 47
| 1300
| .333
| .424
| .429
| 438
| 187
| 1499
| 286
| 77
| 512
| 744
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1906
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1906
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1906
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1907
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1908
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1908
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 127
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1908
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 61
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1909
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 373
| 406
| 27
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1909
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1910
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 402
| 451
| 25
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1911
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 348
| 349
| 24
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1912
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 387
| 426
| 38
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1913
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 449
| 28
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1914
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 354
| 387
| 23
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 344
| 487
| 22
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1916
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 346
| 415
| 19
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1917
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 353
| 388
| 24
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1918
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 231
| 285
| 14
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1919
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 347
| 401
| 20
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1920
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 449
| 471
| 23
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1920
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1921
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 376
| 458
| 28
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1922
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 406
| 451
| 21
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1923
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 347
| 430
| 20
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1924
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 396
| 446
| 20
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1925
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 346
| 20
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1926
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 228
| 307
| 15
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1927
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 150
| 10
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1927
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1928
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2650
| 0
| 0
| 6526
| 7630
| 435
| 1215
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 85
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1906).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox (December 8, 1914).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (November, 1926).
- Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (December 23, 1926).
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