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Cupid Childs 
Second baseman Born: August 14, 1867
Calvert County, MarylandDied: November 8, 1912 (aged 45)
Baltimore, MarylandBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut April 23, 1888 for the Philadelphia Quakers Last MLB appearance September 26, 1901 for the Chicago Orphans Career statistics Batting average .306 Home runs 20 Runs batted in 743 Runs scored 1214 Teams - Philadelphia Quakers (1888)
- Syracuse Stars (1890)
- Cleveland Spiders (1891-1898)
- St. Louis Perfectos (1899)
- Chicago Orphans (1900-1901)
Career highlights and awards - Led AA in Doubles (33) and Extra-Base Hits (49) in 1890
- Led NL in On-base percentage (.443), Runs (136) and Times on Base (303) in 1892
- Ranks 24th on MLB All-Time On-base percentage List (.416)
- Ranks 41st on MLB All-Time At Bats per Strikeout List (26.0)
Clarence Algernon "Cupid" Childs (August 14, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos and Chicago Orphans of the National League and the Syracuse Stars of the American Association.
Childs was born in Calvert County, Maryland. A career .306 hitter, he led the league in runs in 1892 with 136.
He died at age 45 in Baltimore, Maryland.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Cupid Childs at Find a Grave
Categories:- Baseball players from Maryland
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Philadelphia Quakers players
- Cleveland Spiders players
- St. Louis Perfectos players
- Chicago Orphans players
- Syracuse Stars players
- 1867 births
- 1912 deaths
- People from Calvert County, Maryland
- Toledo Swamp Angels players
- Syracuse Stars (minor league) players
- Jersey City Skeeters players
- Montgomery Black Sox players
- Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
- Schenectady Electricians players
- Scranton Miners players
- American baseball second baseman stubs
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