Buck Ewing: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Born: October 17, 1859

Debut: September 9, 1880 (Troy Trojans)

1883: Joins New York Giants

1883: First player with 10 home runs in a season

1890: Joined Player’s League as a Player/Manager for New York (74-57 record)

1891: Returns to Giants

1893: Joins Cleveland Spiders

1895: Joins Cincinnati Reds as Player/Manager

1895-1899: Manager Reds (394-297 record)

1897: Retires as a player

1900: Manages New York Giants (83-67 record)

Died: October 20, 1906

1939: Elected to Hall of Fame

Accomplishments:
.303 Career Hitter

178 Career Triples

Led league in Home runs in 1883 (10)

First Player with 10 homers in a season

Led league in triples in 1884 (20)

Elected to Hall of Fame on third ballot

Changed the art of catching. He was the first to crouch and moved closer to the hitter.

10+ triples: 11x

100 RBI Season (1893)

100 Runs scored (1893)

50 stolen bases (1888)

40+ steals: 4x

30+ steals: 7x

Hit .300+: 11x

.400+ OBP: 2x

.500+ Slugging: 1890 (.545)

.900+ OPS: 1890 (.951)

As a Manager:
489-395 Record and no pennants (.553 win percentage)