Jimmy Collins
James " Jimmy" Joseph Collins ( born January 16, 1870 in Buffalo, New York, † March 6, 1943 in Buffalo, New York) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball.
Biography
Jimmy Collins began his career with the Louisville Colonels on April 19, 1895. The third baseman moved yet this season to the Boston Beaneaters. Collins was on its position as one of the best players of all time, only Pie Traynor in the National League in the 1920s, and Brooks Robinson in the 1960s in the American League were rated as stronger players at this position. 1897 Collins reached a batting average of 34.6 % and reached 132 RBI.
In 1901 he moved from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Red Sox in the American League, where he worked simultaneously as a player and manager. In 1903, he led the Red Sox to their first title win and the inaugural World Series. The Red Sox won the series premiere with 5:3 games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1904, the Red Sox won again the title in the AL, but the World Series did not take place due to disagreements between the two leagues.
1907 Collins left the Red Sox and still played with the Philadelphia Athletics. On August 29, 1908 he played his last game in the Major Leagues. Until 1911, he played in the minor league baseball, where he worked as a manager. Then he returned to his hometown of Buffalo.
On March 6, 1943 Collins died at the age of 73 years. In 1945 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.