Nickname: Tip, The Woodstock Wonder
Induction: August 3,1983
Born (date, year, place): May 15, 1860 in Springfield, Ontario
Died (date, year, place): December 31, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec
Position : Voltigeur et lanceur
Frappe de la : droite
Lance de la : droite
Years Played: 1883 à 1892
Teams Played: New York, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati
Tip O’Neill a appris à jouer au baseball dans la salle de réception e l’hôtel dirigé par ses parents à Woodstock (Ontario) pendant sa jeunesse. Après avoir excellé localement, nationalement et internationalement avec des équipes itinérantes, le talentueux canadien a été embauché par les Metropolitans de New York de l’Association américaine.
Souvent surnommé le Babe Ruth canadien, Tip a fait ses débuts dans les Majeures comme lanceur le 5 mai 1883. Un formidable lanceur comme le démontre sa moyenne de points mérités de 3,39, O’Neill a cependant été ennuyé rapidement par des maux de bras. Heureusement, il était aussi capable de se défendre au bâton, suffisamment pour convaincre les Browns de Saint-Louis de l’engager au poste de voltigeur.
It was in the Gateway City that O’Neill would become Major League Baseball’s first Triple Crown winner in 1887. In that magical campaign, he set big league marks in hits, doubles, slugging percentage and total bases. His batting average was an astounding .492 (walks were included as hits that season, but even without the walks, his average was .435, the second highest in big league history). Largely due to his hitting heroics, the Browns would capture four consecutive American Associations Championships from 1885 to 1888.
When his playing days were over, he moved to Montreal where he helped secure an Eastern League franchise for the city. One of the greatest Canadians to play in the big leagues, O’Neill’s legacy lives on. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame hands out the Tip O’Neill award annually to the player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution while adhering to baseball’s highest ideals.
Statistiques en carrière dans les Ligues majeures
MJ | AB | P | CS | 2B | 3B | CC | PP | BT | BB | RAB | BV | OBP | SLG | MOY |
1052 | 4248 | 879 | 1385 | 222 | 92 | 52 | 757 | 1947 | 420 | 194 | 161 | .392 | .458 | .326 |
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