Ted Cather
Appearance
Ted Cather | |
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![]() Cather in 1915. | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 20, 1889|
Died: April 9, 1945 Elkton, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 55)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 23, 1912, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 12, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Assists | 20 |
Fielding percentage | .939 |
Putouts | 227 |
Batting average | .252 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Theodore Physick Cather (May 20, 1889 – April 9, 1945) was an American Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from 1912–1915. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves.
In 1914, Cather was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.[1]
In a brief 4-year, 201 game major league career, Cather recorded a .252 batting average (138-for-548) with 60 runs, 2 home runs and 72 RBI.
References
[edit]- ^ Baseball History 1914: The Miracle Braves Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Boston Braves players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Johnstown Johnnies players
- Lancaster Red Roses players
- Troy Trojans (minor league) players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Scranton Miners players
- Jersey City Skeeters players
- Montreal Royals players
- Newark Bears (International League) players
- Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
- Sacramento Senators players
- Baseball players from Chester, Pennsylvania
- Easton Farmers players
- Cambridge Canners players
- 1889 births
- 1945 deaths