Cliff Heathcote

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Clifton Earl (Cliff) Heathcote (January 24, 1898 - January 19, 1939) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, (1918-1922), Chicago Cubs (1922-1930), Cincinnati Reds (1931-1932) and Philadelphia Phillies (1932). Heathcothe batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.

In a 15-season career, Heathcote posted a .275 batting average with 42 home runs, 448 RBI, and 191 stolen bases in 1415 games played.

Heathcote died in York, Pennsylvania, at age 40 from a pulmonary embolism.

Contents 1 Best season 2 Post-season appearance 3 Highlights 4 See also 5 Sources

[edit] Best season

• 1926: 10 HR, 98 runs, 141 hits, and 33 doubles in 139 games – all career-highs.

[edit] Post-season appearance

• 1929 World Series

[edit] Highlights

• Hit for the cycle (July 13, 1918)
• Set a modern National League record by reaching base seven times in a nine-inning game (August 25, 1922).

[edit] See also

• Wiki links
• Hitting for the cycle

[edit] Sources

• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference
• The Deadball Era