Harry Niles
| Harry Niles | |
|---|---|
Cleveland Naps | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| Runs batted in | 152 |
| Teams | |
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Herbert Clyde Niles (September 10, 1880 – April 18, 1953) was an
right-handed. He was born in Buchanan, Michigan
.
Career
Niles entered the majors in 1906 with the
base runner, he scored 71 runs and stole 30 bases in his rookie season. Then, in 1907 hit career-numbers with a .289 and a .331 on-base percentage while collecting 65 runs and 19 steals, and in 1909 posted career-numbers in games (145), RBI (39) and extrabases
(18).
On June 30, 1908, Nile was the only batter to reach base against Boston pitcher Cy Young. When batting leadoff for New York, Niles walked, then was caught stealing. Young retired the next 26 batters and had to settle for a no-hitter, rather than a perfect game.[1] On August 30, 1910, New York's Tom Hughes took a no-hitter into the 10th inning before allowing a single to Niles, who was then playing for Cleveland.[2][3]
In a five-season career, Niles was a .247 hitter (561-for-2270) with 12
third base (52), center field (19) and shortstop (18). Niles died at the age of 72 in Sturgis, Michigan
.
References
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 8, New York Highlanders 0". Retrosheet. June 30, 1908. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Cleveland Naps 5, New York Highlanders 0 (2)". Retrosheet. August 30, 1910. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Yankees Break Even". New-York Tribune. August 31, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading
- New York Times obituary Archived 2019-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet