Cliff Heathcote
Cliff Heathcote | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Glen Rock, Pennsylvania | January 24, 1898|
Died: January 18, 1939 York, Pennsylvania | (aged 40)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 4, 1918, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 24, 1932, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .275 |
Home runs | 42 |
Runs batted in | 448 |
Teams | |
Clifton Earl Heathcote (January 24, 1898 – January 18, 1939) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1918–1922), Chicago Cubs (1922–1930), Cincinnati Reds (1931–1932) and Philadelphia Phillies (1932).
Heathcote batted and threw left-handed; in a 15-season career, Heathcote posted a .275 batting average with 42 home runs, 448 RBI, and 191 stolen bases in 1415 games played. He was born in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, and died in York, Pennsylvania, at age 40 from a pulmonary embolism.
Highlights[]
- Hit for the cycle on June 13, 1918.[1]
- On May 30, 1922, the Cardinals were playing a Memorial Day doubleheader at Cubs Park. Between games, Heathcote was traded for Max Flack. Both men appeared in both games that day.[2][3]
- On August 25, 1922, when the Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies played to a 26–23 Cubs win, Heathcote set a modern National League record by reaching base seven times in a nine-inning game, and set the record (which has since been surpassed) for most runs scored in a single major league game. He went 5-for-5 (3 singles, 2 doubles) that day, also walking twice, while driving in four runs and scoring five.[4]
- 1926: 10 HR, 98 runs, 141 hits, and 33 doubles in 139 games – all career-highs.
See also[]
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
References[]
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 8". Retrosheet. June 13, 1918.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (1)". Retrosheet. May 30, 1922.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (2)". Retrosheet. May 30, 1922.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 26, Philadelphia Phillies 23". Retrosheet. August 25, 1922.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- The Deadball Era
- Cliff Heathcote at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1939 deaths
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Chicago Cubs players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Deaths from pulmonary embolism
- Houston Buffaloes players
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
- Sportspeople from York, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- American baseball outfielder, 1890s birth stubs