Tris Speaker
Tris Speaker
Tristram E. Speaker, nicknamed "The Grey Eagle", was an American baseball player. Considered one of the best offensive and defensive center fielders in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345. His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. His 3,514 hits are fifth in the all-time hits list. Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. His fielding glove was known as the place "where...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 April 1888
CityHubbard, TX
CountryUnited States of America
The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.
It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.
When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball.
Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.
Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.
The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.
Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.