Ducky Holmes

For Howard Elbert Holmes, also known as Ducky, baseball player, see Ducky Holmes (catcher)

Ducky Holmes
Image from Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.
Outfielder
Born: January 28, 1869(1869-01-28) Des Moines, Iowa
Died: August 6, 1932(1932-08-06) (aged 63) Truro, Iowa
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 8, 1895 for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1905 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.282
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	374
Stolen bases	236
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1895-1897) New York Giants (1897) St. Louis Browns (1898) Baltimore Orioles (1898-1899) Detroit Tigers (1901-1902) Washington Senators (1903) Chicago White Sox (1903-1905)
Career highlights and awards

James William "Ducky" Holmes (January 28, 1869 – August 6, 1932) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in the National League and American League with the Louisville Colonels (1895–97), New York Giants (1897), St. Louis Browns (1898), Baltimore Orioles (1898–99), Detroit Tigers (1901–02), Washington Senators (1903), and Chicago White Sox (1903–05). Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Holmes spent his first two seasons with the Colonels and played the next two seasons with four different clubs. After a season's absence, he returned to play in the American League's inaugural season in 1901. In 932 career games, Holmes batted .282 with 236 stolen bases and 1,014 hits.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Holmes, Ducky
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 28, 1869
Place of birth	Des Moines, Iowa
Date of death	August 6, 1932
Place of death	Truro, Iowa