Birthdate | 4/9/1870 |
Death Date | 1/20/1952 |
Debut Year | 1896 |
Year of Induction | |
Teams | Athletics, Blues, Browns, Colonels, Senators, Spiders |
Positions | Center Field, Outfield, Right Field |
On April 24, 1901 right fielder Ollie Pickering of the Cleveland Blues became the first batter in the history of the American League.
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~Jacques Barzun, 1954
MY INTEREST IS IN THE HISTORY OF THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AND BLONDIE PURCELL WAS THE FIRST BATTER AND GOT THE FIRST HIT (A BASE HIT TO LEFT FIELD) ON TUESDAY,MAY 1,1883 AT RECREATION PARK, PHLADELPHIA OFF OF OL HOSS RADBOURN