Gene Kimball Explained

Gene Kimball
Position:Second Baseman
Birth Date:31 August 1850
Birth Place:Rochester, New York
Death Place:Rochester, New York
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 4
Debutyear:1871
Debutteam:Cleveland Forest Citys
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 27
Finalyear:1871
Finalteam:Cleveland Forest Citys
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.191
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:RBIs
Stat3value:9
Teams:
  National Association of Base Ball Players
  • Alert of Rochester (1869)
  • Cleveland Forest Citys (1870)
      National Association of Professional BBP
  • Cleveland Forest Citys (1871)
  • Eugene Boynton Kimball (August 31, 1850 – August 2, 1882) was an American professional baseball player for the Cleveland Forest Citys during the 1871 season.

    He was the original slap hitter, posting a .008 ISO in 1871. He only had one extra-base hit, a double.

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