Miller Huggins
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| Miller Huggins | ||
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| Second Baseman/Manager | ||
| Born: March 27, 1879 | ||
| Died: September 25, 1929 (aged 50) | ||
| Batted: Both | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 15, 1904 for the Cincinnati Reds |
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| Final game | ||
| September 13, 1916 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .265 | |
| Hits | 1474 | |
| Stolen bases | 324 | |
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As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
| Member of the National | ||
 Baseball Hall of Fame |
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| Elected | 1964 | |
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | |
Miller James Huggins (March 27, 1879 – September 25, 1929), nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships.
As a player, Huggins joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1904 as a second baseman. Despite his short stature (5-foot-6-inches)—or perhaps because of it—Huggins proved very adept at getting on base. Over a 13-year career, which shifted to St. Louis in 1910, he led the league in walks four times and regularly posted an on base percentage near .400. He scored 100 or more runs three times and regularly stole 30 or more bases. He finished his career with 324 swipes.
Huggins became a player-manager for St. Louis in 1913. Although as St. Louis's manager until 1917 he didn't find any substantial success (they never finished higher than third place), he was able to build on his experience as the manager of a budding New York Yankee team beginning in 1918. As the Yankees skipper until his death in 1929, and with one of the finest offenses ever assembled (including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel), Huggins presided over six American League championships (1921 - 1923, 1926 - 1928) and three World Series championships (1923, 1927 and 1928). He finished his managerial career with a 1413-1134 record. His 1413 wins as a manager ranks 20th all-time.
Huggins died at the age of 50 on September 25, 1929, of erysipelas, visible under his right eye. The league canceled its games for the following day out of respect; the viewing of his casket at Yankee Stadium drew thousands of tearful fans. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
On May 30, 1932, the Yankees dedicated a monument to Huggins, and placed it in front of the flagpole in center field at Yankee Stadium. Huggins was the first of many Yankees players granted this honor, which eventually became "Monument Park," dedicated in 1976. The monument calls Huggins "A splendid character who made priceless contributions to baseball."
[edit] External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference.com - playing statistics and managing record
| Preceded by Roger Bresnahan |
St. Louis Cardinals Manager 1913-1917 |
Succeeded by Jack Hendricks |
| Preceded by Bill Donovan |
New York Yankees Manager 1918-1929 |
Succeeded by Art Fletcher |
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