Zip Collins

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Full Name: John Edgar Collins	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/152	First Game: July 31, 1914
Birthdate: May 2, 1892	Final Game: September 27, 1921
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York	MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: December 19, 1983
Deathplace: Manassas, Virginia
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Zip Collins (John Edgar Collins) was born on May 2, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on July 31, 1914 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1914, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 0 home runs and 15 RBI. Collins played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Zip Collins's best season was 1915, when he hit for a .293 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1914	PIT	N	49	182	14	44	0	15	.242	.277	.253	2	0	8	10	1	5	3	0	0
1915	PIT	N	101	354	51	104	1	23	.294	.340	.353	8	5	24	38	1	14	6	0	0
1915	BOS	N	5	14	3	4	0	0	.286	.375	.500	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1915	TOT	N	106	368	54	108	1	23	.293	.342	.359	9	6	26	39	1	14	7	0	0
1916	BOS	N	93	268	39	56	1	18	.209	.261	.269	1	6	18	42	1	9	4	0	0
1917	BOS	N	9	27	3	4	0	2	.148	.148	.222	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1921	PHI	A	24	71	14	20	0	5	.282	.354	.380	5	1	6	5	2	1	1	0	0
Total	NL		257	845	110	212	2	58	.251	.297	.303	12	13	52	95	3	28	14	0	0
Total	AL		24	71	14	20	0	5	.282	.354	.380	5	1	6	5	2	1	1	0	0
Total			281	916	124	232	2	63	.253	.301	.309	17	14	58	100	5	29	15	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1914	PIT	N	OF	49	0	0	92	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1915	PIT	N	OF	89	0	0	217	11	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1915	BOS	N	OF	4	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1915	TOT	N	OF	93	0	0	223	12	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1916	BOS	N	OF	78	0	0	114	10	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	.947
1917	BOS	N	OF	5	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1921	PHI	A	OF	20	0	0	51	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.915
Total			OF	245	0	0	493	33	30	8	0	0	0	0	0	.946

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Braves (September 3, 1915).

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