Chub Collins
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Charles Augustus "Chub" Collins (October 12, 1857 – May 20, 1914) was a Major League Baseball player from Dundas, Ontario. He was one of the first Canadians to play in Major League Baseball. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, Collins played two seasons as a second baseman and shortstop in the early days of the National League and the American Association. Collins reached the major leagues in May 1884 at age 26. He played 45 games for the National League Buffalo Bisons in 1884, on a talented team featuring the all-star infield known as the "Big Four": Dan Brouthers, Hardy Richardson, and Deacon White and later Jack Rowe. In 45 games for the Bisons, Collins played mostly at shortstop, and hit .178 in 169 at bats with 36 strikeouts.
Mid-season, Collins moved to the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the American Association, where he played 38 games and hit .225.
Collins' final season in Major League Baseball was 1885, when he played for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League. Collins played in only 14 games at shortstop for the Wolverines, committing 11 errors for an awful .792 fielding percentage. Collins played his final major league game on July 11, 1885.
After leaving baseball, Collins returned to his hometown of Dundas, Ontario, where he served as mayor from 1901-1902.[1] [2]
Collins died in Dundas, Ontario in 1914 at age 56. He is buried at St. Augustine Cemetery in Dundas.
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