Bobby Wallace (baseball)

Bobby Wallace (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Bobby Wallace
position=Shortstop/Pitcher/Manager/Umpire


birthdate=November 4, 1873
deathdate=death date and age|1960|11|3|1873|11|4
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 15
debutyear=1894
debutteam=Cleveland Spiders
finaldate=September 2
finalyear=1918
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat2label=Hits
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat1value=.268
stat2value=2309
stat3value=1121
teams=As Player
*Cleveland Spiders (1894-1899)
*St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899-1901, 1917-1918)
*St. Louis Browns (1902-1916)As Manager
*St. Louis Browns (1911-1912)
*Cincinnati Reds (1937)
highlights=
*2 .300+ seasons
*2 100+ RBI seasons
hofdate=by|1953
hofmethod=Veteran's Committee

Rhoderick John "Bobby" Wallace (November 4, 1873 - November 3, 1960) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, infielder, manager, umpire and scout.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wallace made his major league debut in by|1894 as a starting pitcher with the Cleveland Spiders. After going 12-14 in by|1895, Wallace began seeing time in the outfield as well as on the mound in by|1896. In by|1897 Wallace's transition to an everyday player was completed as he became the team's full-time third baseman, batted .335 and drove in 112 runs.

He played for 24 seasons, and still hold the record for the longest career by a player who never played in a World Series.

In by|1899, Wallace moved to the St. Louis Perfectos (renamed the Cardinals in by|1900) and changed position again, this time to shortstop. He once again had a solid offensive season, hitting .295 with 108 RBI and 12 home runs (second in the league behind Buck Freeman's 25). Wallace jumped teams again in by|1902, when he joined the St. Louis Browns. His playing time began deteriorating a decade later and he didn't play more by|1917 and retired after the by|1918 season. He retired with a .268 batting average, 1059 runs, 34 home runs, 1121 RBI and 201 stolen bases.

Defense was Wallace's game and he generally was recognized as the AL's best shortstop from 1902 to 1911, when he served briefly as Browns player-manager.

Wallace managed and umpired when his playing time diminished. He managed the by|1911 and by|1912 Cardinals and part of the by|1937 Cincinnati Reds season, compiling 62 wins and 154 losses for a .287 winning percentage. Upon retiring, he also became a scout.

Wallace was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in by|1953.

ee also

* List of major league players with 2,000 hits
* List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI

External links

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* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Wallace.Bobby.Obit.html The Deadball Era]


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