Born in Collinsville, Illinois, he batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Fletcher came to the Giants in 1909 after only one season of minor league experience, and became the club's regular shortstop two years later. He played in four World Series while performing for McGraw (1911, 1912, 1913 and 1917). Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in the midst of the 1920 season, he retired after the 1922 campaign with 1,534 hits, 32 home runs, 676 RBI and a .277 batting average. Fletcher is the Giants' career leader in being hit by pitches (132) and ranks 29th on the MLB career list (141) for the same statistic.[1]
In 1923 he replaced Kaiser Wilhelm as manager of the seventh-place Phillies and led the club through four losing seasons, bookended by last-place finishes in 1923 and 1926. In October 1926, he was replaced by Stuffy McInnis.
Fletcher then began a 19-year tenure (1927–1945) as a coach for the Yankees, where, beginning with the legendary 1927 team, he would participate on ten American League pennant winners and nine World Series champions. On a tragic note, he served as the acting manager of Yankees for the last 11 games of the 1929 season when Huggins, 50, was fatally stricken with erysipelas and pyaemia. Fletcher won six of those 11 games, to compile a career major league managing record of 237–383 (.382).
Fletcher retired after the 1945 season and died from a heart attack in 1950 in Los Angeles at the age of 65.
Arthur Fletcher Field, in his Illinois hometown, is named for him. The field is home of the Collinsville High School Kahoks, the Collinsville Miners American Legion team, and the Collinsville Herr Travelers junior legion team.
fletcher, other, people, with, same, name, arthur, fletcher, disambiguation, arthur, fletcher, january, 1885, february, 1950, american, shortstop, manager, coach, major, league, baseball, fletcher, associated, with, york, city, baseball, dynasties, giants, joh. For other people with the same name see Arthur Fletcher disambiguation Arthur Fletcher January 5 1885 February 6 1950 was an American shortstop manager and coach in Major League Baseball Fletcher was associated with two New York City baseball dynasties the Giants of John McGraw as a player and the Yankees of Miller Huggins and Joe McCarthy as a coach Art FletcherFletcher in 1920Shortstop ManagerBorn 1885 01 05 January 5 1885Collinsville IllinoisDied February 6 1950 1950 02 06 aged 65 Los Angeles CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 15 1909 for the New York GiantsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 16 1922 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsBatting average 277Home runs32Runs batted in676Managerial record237 383Winning 382TeamsAs player New York Giants 1909 1920 Philadelphia Phillies 1920 1922 As manager Philadelphia Phillies 1923 1926 New York Yankees 1929 As coach New York Yankees 1927 1928 1929 1945 Career highlights and awards9 World Series champion 1927 1928 1932 1936 1939 1941 1943 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Managerial record 2 Post career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditBorn in Collinsville Illinois he batted and threw right handed stood 5 feet 10 inches 1 78 m tall and weighed 170 pounds 77 kg Fletcher came to the Giants in 1909 after only one season of minor league experience and became the club s regular shortstop two years later He played in four World Series while performing for McGraw 1911 1912 1913 and 1917 Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in the midst of the 1920 season he retired after the 1922 campaign with 1 534 hits 32 home runs 676 RBI and a 277 batting average Fletcher is the Giants career leader in being hit by pitches 132 and ranks 29th on the MLB career list 141 for the same statistic 1 In 1923 he replaced Kaiser Wilhelm as manager of the seventh place Phillies and led the club through four losing seasons bookended by last place finishes in 1923 and 1926 In October 1926 he was replaced by Stuffy McInnis Fletcher then began a 19 year tenure 1927 1945 as a coach for the Yankees where beginning with the legendary 1927 team he would participate on ten American League pennant winners and nine World Series champions On a tragic note he served as the acting manager of Yankees for the last 11 games of the 1929 season when Huggins 50 was fatally stricken with erysipelas and pyaemia Fletcher won six of those 11 games to compile a career major league managing record of 237 383 382 Managerial record Edit Team Year Regular season PostseasonGames Won Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win ResultPHI 1923 154 50 104 325 8th in NL PHI 1924 151 55 96 364 7th in NL PHI 1925 153 68 85 444 6th in NL PHI 1926 151 58 93 384 8th in NL PHI total 609 231 378 379 0 0 NYY 1929 11 6 5 545 2nd in AL NYY total 11 6 5 545 0 0 Total 620 237 383 382 0 0 Post career EditFletcher retired after the 1945 season and died from a heart attack in 1950 in Los Angeles at the age of 65 Arthur Fletcher Field in his Illinois hometown is named for him The field is home of the Collinsville High School Kahoks the Collinsville Miners American Legion team and the Collinsville Herr Travelers junior legion team See also EditList of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leadersReferences Edit Career Leaders amp Records for Hit by Pitch External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Art Fletcher Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors The Dead Ball Era Art Fletcher at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Art Fletcher amp oldid 1113506638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
