Jerry Denny
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Jeremiah Dennis Denny, born Jeremiah Dennis Eldridge (March 16, 1859 - August 16, 1927) born in New York, New York was a third baseman in Major League Baseball with the Providence Grays (1881-1885), St. Louis Maroons (1886), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1888-1889), New York Giants (1890-1891), Cleveland Spiders (1891), Philadelphia Phillies (1891), and Louisville Colonels (1893-1894).
He helped the Grays win the 1884 World Series.
He led the National League in Games (85) in 1881 and Strikeouts (79) in 1888.
In 13 seasons he played in 1,237 Games and had 4,946 At Bats, 714 Runs, 1,286 Hits, 238 Doubles, 76 Triples, 74 Home Runs, 667 RBI, 130 Stolen Bases, 173 Walks, .260 Batting Average, .287 On-base percentage, .384 Slugging Percentage and 1,898 Total Bases.
He died in Houston, Texas at the age of 68.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- BaseballLibrary.com
- Bio at ProvidenceGrays.org
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