Ox Eckhardt

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Ox Eckhardt
Date of birth: December 23, 1901
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Yorktown, Texas
Date of death: April 22, 1951 (aged 49)
Career information
Position(s): Running back
Quarterback
College: Texas
Organizations
 As player:
1926 New York Giants
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Oscar Eckhardt
Outfielder
Born: December 23, 1901(1901-12-23)
Died: April 22, 1951 (aged 49)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1932
for the Boston Braves
Final game
May 15, 1936
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
AVG     .192
HR     1
RBI     7
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Oscar George "Ox" Eckhardt (December 23, 1901 - April 22, 1951) was an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. Eckhardt holds the all-time professional baseball record for batting average, counting both major and minor league stats. His .192 in 57 major league plate appearances barely lowered his .367 career batting average in the minors (second all-time among minor league-only batting averages to Ike Boone's .370). Eckhardt ends up fractionally ahead of #2 Ty Cobb, whose career .366 is also lowered marginally by his minor league stats.

In 1933, Eckhardt hit .414 for the San Francisco Missions.

He also played fullback, halfback, and quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and the New York Giants.

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