Dude Esterbrook
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| Dude Esterbrook | ||
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| Third Baseman | ||
| Born: June 20, 1857 | ||
| Died: April 20, 1901 (aged 43) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 1, 1880 for the Buffalo Bisons |
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| Final game | ||
| July 22, 1891 for the Brooklyn Grooms |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .261 | |
| Runs batted in | 210 | |
| Stolen bases | 55 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Thomas John "Dude" Esterbrook (June 20, 1857 - April 30, 1901) was a Major League Baseball player from Staten Island, New York who played the majority of his games at third base, but did play many games at first base and in the outfield as well. Esterbrook played for seven different teams during his 11 year career, and had his biggest success in 1884, while playing for the New York Metropolitans, when he batted .314, and was amongst the leaders in many hitting categories.[1]
In 1889, Esterbrook was named the manager, or "Captain" as it was known then, of the Louisville Colonels. After only ten games, and only two wins, the team owner determined that due to the teams's record and his manager's confrontational behavior, Dude was fired and replaced by Jimmy Wolf.[2]
Dude died at the age of 43 when he lept from a train, in Middletown, New York, that was transporting him to a mental hospital.[3] He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[4]
| Preceded by John Kerins |
Louisville Colonels Managers 1889 |
Succeeded by Jimmy Wolf |
[edit] References
- ^ Baseball-Reference player page
- ^ SABR Biography - Chicken Wolf
- ^ New York Metropolitans player profiles
- ^ Baseball Almanac player page
