Heidrick stood out among early baseball players because he came from a wealthy family. His father, Levi Heidrick, was a successful businessman, and his son, Gardner Heidrick, co-founded an executive search firm.
Biographyedit
Heidrick came from an affluent family. His father Levi owned a successful lumber business.[1] Heidrick's background was even noted on an early-career scouting report about him, with the scout opining that Heidrick did not need to play baseball to earn money. He had a strong throwing arm and good defensive ability.[2]
After spending his first major-league season with the Cleveland Spiders in 1898. Frank Robison and Stanley Robison had purchased the St. Louis Perfectos after the 1898 season but had not given up control of the Spiders. Feeling that a good team could draw better attendance in St. Louis than in Cleveland, the Robison brothers traded Heidrick and several other Spiders players to the Perfectos. The 1899 Perfectos finished in fifth place that year, while the Spiders had the worst record in baseball history, 20–134.
Early in his career, he hit for a high batting average and he was fast. Injuries usually caused him to miss at least 20 games in each season.[2] Fans and teammates often felt that Heidrick's heart was not in baseball. Though he often had physicians who documented his injuries, he seemed to be injured more often during the hot summer months.[2]
In 1901, Heidrick's father accidentally killed himself when he knocked over a loaded gun in his closet at home.[1]
Before the 1902 season, Heidrick was part of a dispute that was heard before the Supreme Court of Missouri. Heidrick, Bobby Wallace and Jack Harper signed with the St. Louis Browns, but Frank Robison claimed to still have them under contract.[3] Robison took the matter of Wallace's contract to court. The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled against Robison, and the ruling was understood to apply to the other two players as well.[4]
After three years with the Browns, Heidrick retired in 1904 and joined the lumber business run by his family. He returned to the field with the Browns briefly in 1908.[2] As late as 1911, he was playing for a local team in Brookville, Pennsylvania.[5]
^ abcdKimberly, Chuck (2014). The Days of Wee Willie, Old Cy and Baseball War: Scenes from the Dawn of the Deadball Era, 1900–1903. McFarland. pp. 66–68. ISBN9781476615516.
^"Emmet Heidrick hits ball". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. September 15, 1911. p. 10.
^Steinberg, Steve (2004). Baseball in Saint Louis 1900-1925. Arcadia Publishing. p. 23. ISBN9780738533018.
^"SR0477 92nd General Assembly". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
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emmet, heidrick, emmet, snags, heidrick, july, 1876, january, 1916, american, professional, baseball, player, played, major, league, baseball, cleveland, spiders, louis, cardinals, louis, browns, between, 1898, 1908, primarily, outfielder, known, good, defensi. R Emmet Snags Heidrick July 29 1876 January 20 1916 was an American professional baseball player He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Cleveland Spiders St Louis Cardinals and St Louis Browns between 1898 and 1908 primarily as an outfielder He was known as a good defensive player who hit for a high batting average but he missed a great deal of playing time due to injuries Emmet HeidrickOutfielderBorn 1876 07 09 July 9 1876Queenstown Pennsylvania U S Died January 20 1916 1916 01 20 aged 39 Clarion Pennsylvania U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 14 1898 for the Cleveland SpidersLast MLB appearanceOctober 6 1908 for the St Louis BrownsMLB statisticsBatting average 300Home runs16Runs batted in342Stolen bases186TeamsCleveland Spiders 1898 St Louis Perfectos Cardinals 1899 1901 St Louis Browns 1902 1904 1908 Heidrick stood out among early baseball players because he came from a wealthy family His father Levi Heidrick was a successful businessman and his son Gardner Heidrick co founded an executive search firm Biography editHeidrick came from an affluent family His father Levi owned a successful lumber business 1 Heidrick s background was even noted on an early career scouting report about him with the scout opining that Heidrick did not need to play baseball to earn money He had a strong throwing arm and good defensive ability 2 After spending his first major league season with the Cleveland Spiders in 1898 Frank Robison and Stanley Robison had purchased the St Louis Perfectos after the 1898 season but had not given up control of the Spiders Feeling that a good team could draw better attendance in St Louis than in Cleveland the Robison brothers traded Heidrick and several other Spiders players to the Perfectos The 1899 Perfectos finished in fifth place that year while the Spiders had the worst record in baseball history 20 134 Early in his career he hit for a high batting average and he was fast Injuries usually caused him to miss at least 20 games in each season 2 Fans and teammates often felt that Heidrick s heart was not in baseball Though he often had physicians who documented his injuries he seemed to be injured more often during the hot summer months 2 In 1901 Heidrick s father accidentally killed himself when he knocked over a loaded gun in his closet at home 1 Before the 1902 season Heidrick was part of a dispute that was heard before the Supreme Court of Missouri Heidrick Bobby Wallace and Jack Harper signed with the St Louis Browns but Frank Robison claimed to still have them under contract 3 Robison took the matter of Wallace s contract to court The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled against Robison and the ruling was understood to apply to the other two players as well 4 After three years with the Browns Heidrick retired in 1904 and joined the lumber business run by his family He returned to the field with the Browns briefly in 1908 2 As late as 1911 he was playing for a local team in Brookville Pennsylvania 5 In 757 major league games played Heidrick batted 300 914 for 3047 with 468 runs scored 16 home runs 342 RBI 186 stolen bases an on base percentage of 333 and slugging percentage of 399 in eight seasons Heidrick died of influenza in 1916 6 His son Gardner was one of the two founders of the executive search firm Heidrick amp Struggles 7 References edit a b Falling gun killed him The Pittsburg Post July 21 1901 p 1 a b c d Kimberly Chuck 2014 The Days of Wee Willie Old Cy and Baseball War Scenes from the Dawn of the Deadball Era 1900 1903 McFarland pp 66 68 ISBN 9781476615516 Notes of the diamond The Minneapolis Journal April 9 1902 Robison is defeated The Minneapolis Journal June 7 1902 Emmet Heidrick hits ball The Gazette Times Pittsburgh September 15 1911 p 10 Steinberg Steve 2004 Baseball in Saint Louis 1900 1925 Arcadia Publishing p 23 ISBN 9780738533018 SR0477 92nd General Assembly www ilga gov Retrieved December 30 2017 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emmet Heidrick amp oldid 1217316846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
