bill, collins, outfielder, this, article, about, american, baseball, player, others, bill, collins, william, shirley, collins, march, 1882, june, 1961, american, outfielder, major, league, baseball, bill, collinsoutfielderborn, 1882, march, 1882chesterton, ind. This article is about the American baseball player For others see Bill Collins William Shirley Collins March 27 1882 June 26 1961 was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball 1 Bill CollinsOutfielderBorn 1882 03 27 March 27 1882Chesterton Indiana U S Died June 26 1961 1961 06 26 aged 79 San Bernardino California U S Batted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutApril 14 1910 for the Boston DovesLast MLB appearanceOctober 5 1914 for the Buffalo BuffedsMLB statisticsBatting average 224Home runs3Runs batted in54TeamsBoston Doves Rustlers 1910 1911 Chicago Cubs 1911 Brooklyn Dodgers 1913 Buffalo Buffeds 1914 On October 6 1910 while playing for the Boston Doves against the Philadelphia Phillies Collins became the first major league player to hit for the natural cycle a single double triple and home run in that order In 228 games over four seasons Collins posted a 224 batting average 173 for 773 with 91 runs 3 home runs 54 RBIs 42 stolen bases and 54 bases on balls He finished his career with an overall 967 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions See also editList of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycleReferences edit Bill Collins champion human chattel The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 20 March 1914 p 20 Retrieved 27 February 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Bill Collins at Find a Grave nbsp AchievementsPreceded byDanny Murphy Hitting for the cycleOctober 6 1910 Succeeded byHome Run Baker nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1880s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Collins outfielder amp oldid 1189160841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
