Hi Myers
Hy Myers | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: East Liverpool, Ohio | April 27, 1889|
Died: May 1, 1965 Minerva, Ohio | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 30, 1909, for the Brooklyn Superbas | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 3, 1925, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .281 |
Hits | 1380 |
Runs batted in | 559 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Henry Harrison "Hy" Myers (April 27, 1889 – May 1, 1965) was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over all or part of 14 seasons (1909–1925) with the Brooklyn Superbas/Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. In 1919 he led the National League in RBIs (73), triples (14), slugging (.436) and total bases (223). He appeared in 154 games the next year for the pennant-winning Robins, again leading the league in triples (22). He went 6-for-26 in the 1920 World Series which Brooklyn lost to Cleveland, 5 games to 2. In a 14 year career, Myers was a .281 hitter (1380-4910) with 32 home runs, 555 runs, and 559 RBI in 1,310 games played. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and died in Minerva, Ohio at the age of 76. He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Hanoverton, Ohio.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1889 births
- 1965 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Brooklyn Robins players
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Brooklyn Superbas players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- National League RBI champions
- People from East Liverpool, Ohio
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Connellsville Cokers players
- Sioux City Packers players
- Mobile Sea Gulls players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Newark Indians players
- Burials in Ohio
- American baseball outfielder, 1880s birth stubs