Tristram E. Speaker

Tris Speaker was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 as a Player by the BBWAA receiving 82.1 percent of the vote that year. Tris was a Centerfielder who played in the majors for 22 years playing in 2,789 games. Tris pitched left-handed in 1 games totalling 1 innings with 0 strikeouts and recorded a career ERA of 9.00. He batted 10,195 times from the left side with 3,514 hits, 117 home runs, 1,531 RBIs, and recorded a career batting average of .345. He was born on April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, TX. His nickname was "The Grey Eagle." Tris went to his Field of Dreams on December 8, 1958.

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