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Tristram Edgar Speaker (April 4, 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1907 to 1928.
Tris Speaker is the all-time leader in career assists as a center fielder with 448, [1] [2] [3] 173 more than any other player, and nearly two and a half times as many as any player active after 1931.
Tris Speaker is the post-1900 leader in career errors committed as a center fielder with 227; Ty Cobb (208) is second, and is the only other center fielder to commit over 200 career errors. Lorenzo Cain, who had 39 errors through the 2022 season to place him tied for 130th all-time, is the leader among active players.
Tris Speaker, the all-time leader in career assists by a center fielder. The center fielder (CF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. Center field is the area of the outfield directly in front of a person standing at home plate and facing beyond the pitcher's mound.
Speaker, Rose, Stan Musial [9] (725), and Ty Cobb [10] (724) are the only players with more than 700 doubles. [6] Albert Pujols [ 11 ] has the most career doubles by a right-handed hitter with 686. Only doubles hit during the regular season are included in the totals ( Derek Jeter [ 12 ] holds the record in post-season doubles, with 32).
Set by Hall of Famer Tris Speaker (1907–28). [108] Speaker is regarded as the greatest fielding centerfielder ever, known for playing exceptionally shallow and going back on balls rather than coming in. Playing shallow in his era both erased a lot of hits and led to high assist totals: 14 seasons with more than 20 and four with more than 35.
Tris Speaker, the all-time leader in double plays by a center fielder. Jackie Bradley Jr., the active leader in double plays by a center fielder and tied for 82nd all-time. Willie Mays holds the National League record. The center fielder (CF) is one of the three outfielders, the defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter.
Speaker batted .337 for the Red Sox, with 1327 hits in 3935 at bats. [11] He also hit 241 of his all-time record 792 doubles for the Red Sox. [ 11 ] During his time with the Red Sox, he led the American League in doubles, home runs , extra base hits , and on-base percentage in 1912, and in hits, doubles, extra base hits, and total bases in 1914 ...