John Titus (baseball)

John Titus
Outfielder
Born: (1876-02-21)February 21, 1876 St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Died: January 8, 1943(1943-01-08) (aged 66) St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 8, 1903, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
August 8, 1913, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.282
Hits	1401
RBI	561
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1903–1912) Boston Braves (1912–1913)
Career highlights and awards
1909 – Lead the National League in Hit By Pitches

John Franklin Titus (February 21, 1876 – January 8, 1943), born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies (1903–12) and Boston Braves (1912–13). His most notable accomplishment was that he led the National League in being hit by pitches (16) in 1909 and ranks 74th on the Major League Baseball career Hit By Pitch list (94). To baseball card collectors, he is also notable for the card depicting him in the T206 set, as it is the only one in which the player has a mustache.

In 11 seasons he played in 1,402 games and had 4,960 at bats, 738 runs, 1,401 hits, 253 doubles, 72 triples, 38 home runs, 561 RBI, 140 stolen bases, 620 walks, a .282 batting average, a .373 on-base percentage, a .385 slugging percentage, 1,912 total bases and 144 sacrifice hits.

He died in his hometown at the age of 66.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)