Hub Northen

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Hub Northern
Monroe Municipals
Last East Texas League appearance
1924, for the Texarkana Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average.272
Runs76
Hits159
Teams

Hubbard Edwin Northen (August 16, 1886 – October 1, 1947) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1910 through 1912 for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers.[1]

Besides, Northen played at Minor League level in all or parts of 16 seasons spanning 1907–1924.[2]

Northeen was the Dodgers regular center fielder in the 1912 season before being replaced with Casey Stengel when Northen became ill.[3]

In 164 major league games over three seasons, Northern posted a .272

RBIs. He finished his career with a .939 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.[1]

After his retirement as an active player, Northen worked as a scout for various baseball teams, including the Chicago White Sox[4] and the Shreveport Sports of the Texas League.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hub Northen". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Hub Northen". Baseball Reference Minors. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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  5. ^ staff (January 8, 1947). "Sweetwater to Work With Shreveport". Abilene Reporter-News.

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