Frank Huelsman
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Frank Elmer Huelsman (June 5, 1874 – June 9, 1959) was an American
Washington Senators
.
A true baseball nomad, Huelsman started his major league career late in
St. Louis Browns of the National League, hitting for a .286 average (2-for-7) in two games. Out of the majors for six full seasons, he later achieved the rare distinction of being the first player in major league history to play for four different teams in a season.[1]
Huelsman reached the
Washington Senators. He hit .245 (97-for-396) in 112 games that season, including two home runs and 35 RBI
.
In January
Boston Americans obtained outfielder George Stone from the Senators. Then, the Browns reclaimed Huelsman from Washington, where he had been on loan, and sent him along with outfielder Jesse Burkett to Boston in exchange for Stone. Boston then sent Huelsman back to Washington in payment for Stone. For Huelsman, it was his eighth transaction in less than a year.[2] Nevertheless, he enjoyed a good season with the Senators, hitting .271 with three home runs and 62 RBI in 121 games, including 48 runs, 28 doubles, eight triples, and 11 stolen bases
– all career-numbers, but he was sent down in 1906, and was never called back up.
In a three-season career, Huelsman was a .258 hitter with five home runs and 97 RBI in 235 games.
Following his Major League Baseball career, Huelsman became a
Triple Crowns between 1911 and 1913, narrowly missing a third Triple Crown in 1912 by .002 points in batting average.[3]
Huelsman died in Affton, Missouri, just four days after his 85th birthday.
References
- ^ "Frank of All Trades". thisgreatgame.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ISBN 978-0786468904.
- ISBN 9780810885325.