Ollie Beard

**Ollie Beard**
Ollie Beard
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	Shortstop/Third baseman
	Born: May 2, 1862; Lexington, Kentucky
	Died: May 28, 1929 (aged 67); Cincinnati, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1889 for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA)
Last MLB appearance
	June 28, 1891 for the Louisville Colonels
Career statistics
AVG	.270
Games	331
Runs	195
Teams
	Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (AA)/(NL) (1889–1890); Louisville Colonels (1891);
Career highlights and awards
	Led the American Association in games played with 141 in 1889.;

Oliver Perry Beard (May 2, 1862 – May 28, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player who played shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890. He then played third base for the Louisville Colonels in 1891.^[1] Born in Lexington, Kentucky,^[1] it is claimed that his family invented the Kentucky version of the food, "Burgoo".^[2] In his short, three year, career, he led the American Association in games played with 141 in 1889, and twice finished in the top five in the league in triples.^[3] He finished his career with 331 games played, a .270 batting average, 195 runs scored, 34 doubles, 34 triples, and four home runs. He died at the age of 67 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was cremated.^[1]

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ollie Beard's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
^ Nemec, Davis (1994). The Beer And Whiskey League: The Illustrated History of the American Association--Baseball's Renegade Major League. Lyons and Burford. pp. pg. 178. ISBN 1-59228-188-5. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
^ "Ollie Beard's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-12-15.

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Persondata
Name	Beard, Ollie
Alternative names	Beard, Oliver Perry
Short description	Major League Baseball player, burgoo
Date of birth	May 2, 1862
Place of birth	Lexington, Kentucky
Date of death	May 28, 1887
Place of death	Cincinnati, Ohio

Ollie Beard

Shortstop/Third baseman
Born: (1862-05-02)May 2, 1862 Lexington, Kentucky
Died: May 28, 1929(1929-05-28) (aged 67) Cincinnati, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1889 for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA)
Last MLB appearance
June 28, 1891 for the Louisville Colonels
Career statistics
AVG	.270
Games	331
Runs	195
Teams
Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (AA)/(NL) (1889–1890) Louisville Colonels (1891)
Career highlights and awards
Led the American Association in games played with 141 in 1889.