- John Kerins
Infobox MLB retired
name=John Kerins
position=First Baseman
birthdate=July 15 ,1858
city-state|Indianapolis|Indiana
deathdate=death date and age|1910|9|8|1858|7|15
city-state|Louisville|Kentucky
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=May 1
debutyear=by|1884
debutteam=Indianapolis Hoosiers
finaldate=June 15
finalyear=by|1890
finalteam=St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Hits
stat2label=Home run s
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat1value=561
stat2value=20
stat3value=217
teams=As Player
*Indianapolis Hoosiers (by|1884)
*Louisville Colonels (by|1885)–(by|1889)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1889)
*St. Louis Browns (by|1890)As Manager
*Louisville Colonels (by|1888)
*St. Louis Browns (by|1890)
highlights=John Nelson Kerins (
July 15 1858 –September 19 1919 ) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player born inIndianapolis, Indiana , who played mainly at first base, but played significant time atcatcher . John began his major league career with the by|1884Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association. After the season, the Hoosiers folded, and John moved on to theLouisville Colonels , where he spent the next four full seasons, and one partial season in by|1889. He finished that season off with the Baltimore Orioles, then played his last season in by|1890 for the St. Louis Browns. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kerinjo01.shtml Baseball-Reference player page] ] In addition to playing, twice he named interim manager, once each with the Colonels in by|1888 and in his one season with the Browns. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/kerinjo01.shtml Baseball-Reference manager page] ]John died in
Louisville, Kentucky at the age of 61, and was buried atCave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=kerinjo01 Baseball-Almanac player page] ]ee also
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List of Major League Baseball triples champions References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13238746 Find a Grave profile]
Persondata
NAME = Kerins, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Kerins, John Nelson
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, manager
DATE OF BIRTH = July 15, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH = Indianapolis, Indiana
DATE OF DEATH = September 18, 1919
PLACE OF DEATH = Louisville, Kentucky
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