Cupid Childs

Cupid Childs
Second baseman
Born: (1867-08-14)August 14, 1867 Calvert County, Maryland
Died: November 8, 1912(1912-11-08) (aged 45) Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1888, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1901, for the Chicago Orphans
MLB statistics
Batting average	.306
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	743
Runs scored	1214
Teams
Philadelphia Quakers (1888) Syracuse Stars (1890) Cleveland Spiders (1891–1898) St. Louis Perfectos (1899) Chicago Orphans (1900–1901)
Career highlights and awards
Led AA in Doubles (33) and Extra-Base Hits (49) in 1890 Led NL in On-base percentage (.443), Runs (136) and Times on Base (303) in 1892 Ranks 24th on MLB All-Time On-base percentage List (.416) Ranks 41st on MLB All-Time At Bats per Strikeout List (26.0)

Clarence Algernon "Cupid" Childs (August 14, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos and Chicago Orphans of the National League and the Syracuse Stars of the American Association.

Childs was born in Calvert County, Maryland. A career .306 hitter, he led the league in runs in 1892 with 136.

He died at age 45 in Baltimore, Maryland.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
• List of Major League Baseball runs scored champions
• List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Cupid Childs at Find a Grave