Ducky Holmes
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For Howard Elbert Holmes (with the same knickname), see Ducky Holmes (catcher). For other people with similar name, see James Holmes (disambiguation).
| Ducky Holmes | |
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 Image from Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum. | |
| Outfielder | |
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Born: January 28, 1869 Des Moines, Iowa | |
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Died: August 6, 1932 (aged 63) Truro, Iowa | |
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 8, 1895 for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1905 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 17 |
| Runs batted in | 374 |
| Stolen bases | 236 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
James William "Ducky" Holmes (January 28, 1869 – August 6, 1932) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in the National League and American League with the Louisville Colonels (1895–97), New York Giants (1897), St. Louis Browns (1898), Baltimore Orioles (1898–99), Detroit Tigers (1901–02), Washington Senators (1903), and Chicago White Sox (1903–05). Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Holmes spent his first two seasons with the Colonels and played the next two seasons with four different clubs. After a season's absence, he returned to play in the American League's inaugural season in 1901. In 932 career games, Holmes batted .282 with 236 stolen bases and 1,014 hits.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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