Ted Cather
American baseball player
Baseball player
Ted Cather | |
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![]() Cather in 1915. | |
Outfielder | |
Born: (1889-05-20)May 20, 1889 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: April 9, 1945(1945-04-09) (aged 55) Elkton, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 23, 1912, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 12, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Assists | 20 |
Fielding percentage | .939 |
Putouts | 227 |
Batting average | .252 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Theodore Physick Cather (May 20, 1889 – April 9, 1945) was an American Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from 1912–1915. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves.
In 1914, Cather was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.[1]
In a brief 4-year, 201 game major league career, Cather recorded a .252 batting average (138-for-548) with 60 runs, 2 home runs and 72 RBI.
References
- ^ Baseball History 1914: The Miracle Braves Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Boston Braves 1914 World Series champions
- Ted Cather
- Joe Connolly
- Charlie Deal
- Josh Devore
- Johnny Evers (NL MVP)
- Larry Gilbert
- Hank Gowdy
- Bill James
- Les Mann
- Rabbit Maranville
- Herbie Moran
- Dick Rudolph
- Butch Schmidt
- Paul Strand
- Lefty Tyler
- Bert Whaling
- Possum Whitted
- Manager
- George Stallings
- Regular season