Morrie Rath
Morrie Rath | |
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![]() Rath with the Chicago White Sox in 1912 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Mobeetie, Texas, U.S. | December 25, 1887|
Died: November 18, 1945 Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 57)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 28, 1909, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1920, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .254 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 92 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Morris Charles Rath (December 25, 1887 – November 18, 1945) was an American
Baseball career
Born in
In 1911, Rath was drafted by the Chicago White Sox. In 1912, he was the team's starting second baseman and had a breakthrough year,
In 1918, Rath joined the
According to statistician Bill James, Rath's skills were generally unrecognized during his career. Before on-base percentage was considered an important statistic, there was little to distinguish him offensively. James wrote that Rath "was actually quite a good player... but he spent almost all of his career in the minor leagues, just because his skills were too subtle for the men who managed the major league teams."[2]
Personal life
Rath was the half-uncle of Mike Balenti, an opposing ballplayer in the American League, in that Balenti's mother was Rath's half-sister. There is no indication that either player was aware of this relationship during their lifetimes.[3][4]
After his retirement from baseball, Rath ran a sporting goods store in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. It was in that town that he killed himself at age 57. He had reportedly been in poor health for a couple of years. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
References
- ISBN 0313329613.
- ^ ISBN 978-1439106938.
- ^ Anderson, H. Allen. "Rath, Charles". www.tshaonline.org. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Weiser, Kathy. "Charles Rath, Buffalo Entrepreneur". www.legendsofamerica.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Morrie Rath at Find a Grave