Hub Collins

Infobox MLB retired
name=Hub Collins
position=Second Baseman/Left fielder


bgcolor1=#083c6b
bgcolor2=#083c6b
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=April 15, 1864
city-state|Louisville|Kentucky
deathdate=death date and age|1892|5|21|1864|4|15
city-state|Brooklyn|New York
debutdate= September 4
debutyear= 1886
debutteam= Louisville Colonels
finaldate=May 14
finalyear=1892
finalteam=Brooklyn Grooms
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.284
stat2label=Stolen bases
stat2value=335
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=319
teams=
* Louisville Colonels (1886-1888)
* Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms (1888-1892)
highlights=
*American Association pennant: 1889
*National League pennant: 1890
*4 seasons with 100+ runs scored
*4 seasons with 60+ stolen bases

Hubert B. "Hub" Collins (April 15, 1864 - May 21, 1892) was a professional baseball player. He was a left fielder and second baseman over parts of seven seasons (1886-1892) with the Louisville Colonels and Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms. He was the National League leader in runs scored in 1890 with Brooklyn. For his career, he compiled a .284 batting average, 319 runs batted in, 653 runs scored, and 335 stolen bases.

He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and later died in Brooklyn, New York at the age of 28 of typhoid fever.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
* List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
* Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster

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