Ollie Beard | |
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Shortstop / Third baseman | |
Born: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | May 2, 1862|
Died: May 28, 1929 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 67)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1889, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 28, 1891, for the Louisville Colonels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .270 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 173 |
Teams | |
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Oliver Perry Beard (May 2, 1862 – May 28, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player who played shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890. He then played third base for the Louisville Colonels in 1891. [1] Born in Lexington, Kentucky, [1] it is claimed that his family invented the Kentucky version of the food, " Burgoo". [2] In his three-year career, he led the American Association in games played with 141 in 1889, and twice finished in the top five in the league in triples. [3] He finished his career with 331 games played, a .270 batting average, 195 runs scored, 34 doubles, 34 triples, and four home runs. He died at the age of 67 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was cremated. [1]
Ollie Beard | |
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Shortstop / Third baseman | |
Born: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | May 2, 1862|
Died: May 28, 1929 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 67)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 17, 1889, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 28, 1891, for the Louisville Colonels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .270 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 173 |
Teams | |
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Oliver Perry Beard (May 2, 1862 – May 28, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player who played shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890. He then played third base for the Louisville Colonels in 1891. [1] Born in Lexington, Kentucky, [1] it is claimed that his family invented the Kentucky version of the food, " Burgoo". [2] In his three-year career, he led the American Association in games played with 141 in 1889, and twice finished in the top five in the league in triples. [3] He finished his career with 331 games played, a .270 batting average, 195 runs scored, 34 doubles, 34 triples, and four home runs. He died at the age of 67 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was cremated. [1]