Jesse Burkett

Jesse Burkett
Outfielder
Born: December 4, 1868(1868-12-04) Wheeling, West Virginia
Died: May 27, 1953(1953-05-27) (aged 84) Worcester, Massachusetts
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 22, 1890 for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 1905 for the Boston Americans
Career statistics
Batting average	.338
Home runs	75
Hits	2850
Runs scored	1720
Stolen bases	389
Teams
New York Giants (1890) Cleveland Spiders (1891-1898) St. Louis Cardinals (1899-1901) St. Louis Browns (1902-1904) Boston Americans (1905)
Career highlights and awards
Holds the MLB record for career inside-the-park home runs (55)[1] Career batting average (.338) is 19th in major league history NL batting champion: 1895, 1896, 1901 NL runs scored leader: 1896, 1901 NL hits leader: 1895, 1896, 1901 NL doubles leader: 1894
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1946
Election Method	Veteran's Committee

Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "The Crab", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He also was a coach in the Major Leagues under John McGraw for the New York Giants, owned and managed the minor league Worcester club, and coached at Holy Cross College.

Burkett began his pro career as a pitcher, won 27 games at the age of 19 in 1888 in Scranton, Pa., and also compiled a 39-6 record for the Worcester Club of the New England League. He played in the Major Leagues from 1890 to 1905, primarily as an outfielder, and had an accomplished hitting career, smacking 200 hits in a season six times and batting over .400 twice (1895 and 1896), only the second hitter in Major League history to do so, the first being Ed Delahanty. On his Hall of Fame plaque, Burkett is credited for hitting over .400 three times; subsequent research and updated records have lowered his 1899 batting average to .396. In 1895 and 1896, Burkett's two best seasons, the Cleveland Spiders finished second twice and faced off against the Baltimore Orioles both seasons in the Temple Cup series, beating the Orioles in the 1895 series with Cy Young pitching three victories. Also, in game one of the series, Burkett scored the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth to set the tone for the series.^[2]

Burkett was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. The Wheeling^[3] native became the first West Virginian elected to the Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

Jesse Burkett (Updated as of December 29, 2007) baseball-reference.com

	Games	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BA
Career	2066	8421	1720	2850	320	182	75	952	389	.338

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1,000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
• List of Major League Baseball batting champions
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
• List of Major League Baseball hit records

References

1. ^ "baseball-almanac". Entertainment Weekly. 2003-01-29. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_isphr.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
2. ^ Lewis, Franklin (1949). The Cleveland Indians, pp. 28-31. Kent State University Press. ISBN 0873388852. 
3. ^ Baseball Hall of Fame

External links

• Jesse Burkett at the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Hugh Duffy Honus Wagner	National League Batting Champion 1895-1896 1901	Succeeded by Willie Keeler Ginger Beaumont
Preceded by Hugh Duffy	Single season base hit record holders 1896-1910	Succeeded by Ty Cobb

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Persondata
Name	Burkett, Jesse
Alternative names
Short description	Major League Baseball outfielder
Date of birth	December 4, 1868
Place of birth	Wheeling, West Virginia
Date of death	May 27, 1953
Place of death	Worcester, Massachusetts