Hub Collins Explained

Hub Collins
Position:Second baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:15 April 1864
Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky
Death Place:Brooklyn, New York
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 4
Debutyear:1886
Debutteam:Louisville Colonels
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 14
Finalyear:1892
Finalteam:Brooklyn Grooms
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.284
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:11
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:319
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Hubert B. "Hub" Collins (April 15, 1864 – May 21, 1892) was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1886 to 1892 with the Louisville Colonels and Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms.

Biography

Collins was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 1885, and he started his major league career with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1886. Near the end of the 1888 season, he was purchased by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.[1]

Collins was the National League leader in runs scored in 1890 with Brooklyn. For his career, he compiled a .284 batting average, a 117 OPS+, 653 runs scored, 319 runs batted in, and 335 stolen bases.[1] He was considered to be very fast.[2]

In April 1892, Collins became ill with typhoid fever. He died in Brooklyn the following month at age 28.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/collihu01.shtml "Hub Collins Stats"
  2. McNeil, William F. (2001). The Dodgers Encyclopedia. p. 38.