Hercules Burnett
Hercules Burnett | |
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Center fielder / First baseman | |
Born: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | August 13, 1865|
Died: October 4, 1936 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S | (aged 71)|
Batted: Right Threw: Unknown | |
MLB debut | |
June 26, 1888, for the Louisville Colonels | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1895, for the Louisville Colonels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .333 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 3 |
Teams | |
Hercules H. Burnett (August 13, 1865 – October 4, 1936) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in the major leagues as an outfielder and first baseman for the Louisville Colonels in the late 19th century.
Biography
[edit]Burnett's professional career spanned 1887 to 1903, although records of the era are incomplete.[1] He played one game in the major leagues for the Louisville Colonels in 1888 while the team was in the American Association, and five games in 1895 when the Colonels were a member of the National League.[2] He had a .333 batting average (7-for-21) and had three walks and three stolen bases.[2] Of his seven hits, one was a triple and two were home runs, yielding a .714 slugging average.[2] In 1897, while playing in the Western League, he was fined for hitting an umpire, then subsequently suspended for refusing to pay the fine.[3][4] In 1903, he served as player-manager for the Montgomery Black Sox of the Interstate League.[5][6]
Outside of his baseball career, Burnett worked for 47 years for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.[7] He was already working for the railroad, as a fireman, at the time of his marriage in 1889.[8] He died in 1936 at the age of 71 in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, and is interred at Eastern Cemetery there.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hercules Burnett Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Hercules Burnett". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ "Burnett's Case". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. December 3, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burnett Won His Lawsuit". Detroit Free Press. December 5, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1903 Montgomery Black Sox". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Inter-State League: Burnett's Montgomery Bunch Ready to Play". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. April 22, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hercules Burnett". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 5, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Burnett–Cofer". Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. April 26, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1865 births
- 1936 deaths
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Baseball players from Kentucky
- Louisville Colonels players
- 19th-century baseball players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Milwaukee Cream Citys players
- Terre Haute (minor league baseball) players
- Evansville Hoosiers players
- Evansville Black Birds players
- Detroit Tigers (Western League) players
- Omaha Omahogs players
- St. Joseph Saints players
- Fort Wayne Indians players
- Montgomery Black Sox players
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad people