Harry Lumley (baseball)
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Harry Garfield Lumley (September 29, 1880 – May 22, 1938) was a
Career
Lumley was born in
In Lumley's first major league season, he batted .279 for Brooklyn and led the NL with nine home runs and 18 triples. Since then, only one other first-year player (Ralph Kiner in 1946) has led his league in home runs.
He then batted .293 in 1905. In 1906, he batted .324 with nine home runs and 12 triples. In 1907, he batted .267 with nine home runs. Suffering from an ankle injury, Lumley struggled in 1908 and finished with a batting average of .216. He was named Brooklyn's manager for 1909. That year, he appeared in 55 games as a player and batted .250 with no home runs. The Superbas had a record of 55–98, and Lumley was replaced as manager before the 1910 season. He appeared in eight games in 1910 before being released.[1]
In 730 games over seven seasons, Lumley posted a .274
After his MLB career ended, Lumley operated a tavern. He died in Binghamton, New York, in 1938.[1][2]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball player-managers
References
- ^ a b c Harry Lumley at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Tom Simon, Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "Ex-Dodger Pilot dies". The Pittsburgh Press. May 23, 1938. p. 23. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- The Baseball Biography Project
- Baseball Almanac