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Lou Criger

Louis Criger (February 3, 1872 in Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart is a city located in Elkhart County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The city is located 15 miles east of South Bend, Indiana, 110 miles east of Chicago, Illinois, and 150 miles north of Indianapolis, Indiana....
– May 14, 1934 in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border....
) was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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player for the Cleveland Spiders

Cleveland Spiders

The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899....
(1896-1898), St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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(1899-1900), Boston Americans/Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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(1901-1908), St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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(1909, 1912), and the New York Highlanders

New York Yankees

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(1910).

Criger became the first Opening Day catcher in Boston American League franchise's history.

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Louis Criger (February 3, 1872 in Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart, Indiana

Tucson, Arizona

Major League Baseball

Cleveland Spiders

St. Louis Cardinals

Boston Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles

New York Yankees

Cy Young

Denton True "Cy" Young was an American baseball player who Pitch for five different professional baseball teams from 1890 to 1911.During his 22-year career, Young recorded numerous professional pitcher records in Major League Baseball, some of which have stood for a century....
's 511 victories, he also caught every inning for eight games with Boston in the first-ever World Series

World Series

The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball, the culmination of the sport's playoff each October. Since the Series takes place in mid-autumn, sportswriters many years ago dubbed the event the Fall Classic, a usage reflected in the logo for the 2008 World Series; it is also sometimes known as the October Clas...
in 1903

1903 World Series

The 1903 World Series, the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball, matched the Boston Red Sox against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a best-of-nine series, with Boston prevailing five games to three, winning the last four....
, helping his team win the championship.

In a 16-season career, he batted

Batting average

Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of batsman and hitter, respectively. The two statistics are related, in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages....
.221 with 11 home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batting is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring run for himself and each baserunning who was already on base, with no error by the defensive team on the play....
s and 342 RBIs. Criger stole 58 career bases

Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate....
and scored 337 runs

Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third baseball field and returns out to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three out are recorded....
. He had 709 career hits

Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit , sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batting when the batter safely reaches First baseman after hitting the ball into fair ball territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
in 3202 at bat

At bat

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1901 Boston Americans Opening Day lineup

Tommy Dowd Tommy Dowd (baseball) Thomas Jefferson Dowd , was a United States Major league baseball player. Nicknamed Buttermilk Tommy, Dowd was a star player at Brown University and played ten seasons in the major leagues, from 1891 to 1901....	LF
Charlie Hemphill Charlie Hemphill Charles Judson "Eagle Eye" Hemphill was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between and . Listed at 5'9", 160 lb., Hemphill batted and threw left-handed....	RF
Chick Stahl Chick Stahl Charles Sylvester "Chick" Stahl was a United States outfielder in Major League Baseball who was among the most feared and consistent hitters in his time....	CF
Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins James Joseph Collins was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century who was widely regarded as being the best third baseman prior to Brooks Robinson....	3B
Buck Freeman Buck Freeman John Frank Freeman [Buck] was an United States right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of his era, his most famous feat being the 25 home runs he hit during the 1899 in baseball season....	1B
Freddy Parent Freddy Parent Frederick Alfred Parent was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played between 1899 in baseball and for the St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox ....	SS
Hobe Ferris Hobe Ferris Albert Sayles "Hobe" Ferris, , was a Major League second baseman during the 1900s. He holds the record for the lowest on base percentage of any player in Major League Baseball history with over 5000 plate appearances, recording an OBP of just .265....	2B
Lou Criger Lou Criger Louis Criger was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Spiders , St. Louis Cardinals , Boston Red Sox , Baltimore Orioles , and the New York Yankees ....	C
Win Kellum Win Kellum Winford Ansley Kellum was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds and St....	P

Lou Criger

1901 Boston Americans Opening Day lineup

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