Eddie Collins Sr.

Full Name: Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr. Primary Position: 2B Height/Weight: 5' 9"/175 First Game: September 17, 1906 Birthdate: May 2, 1887 Final Game: August 2, 1930 Birthplace: Millerton, New York MLB Experience: 23 years Died: March 25, 1951 Deathplace: Boston, Massachusetts Bat/Throw: Left/Right

Biography

Eddie Collins (Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr.) was born on May 2, 1887 in Millerton, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1906 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1908, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 1 home run and 40 RBI. Collins played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 23 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Eddie Collins's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1912, when he stole 63 bases, hit for a .348 average and knocked in 64 runs. However, others believe that it was 1910, when he stole 81 bases, hit for a .324 average and knocked in 81 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1906	PHI	A	6	15	2	3	0	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
1907	PHI	A	14	23	0	8	0	2	.348	.348	.435	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1908	PHI	A	102	330	39	90	1	40	.273	.312	.379	18	7	16	0	3	15	8	0	0
1909	PHI	A	153	571	104	198	3	56	.347	.416	.450	30	10	62	0	6	21	67	0	0
1910	PHI	A	153	581	81	188	3	81	.324	.382	.418	16	15	49	0	6	22	81	0	0
1911	PHI	A	132	493	92	180	3	73	.365	.451	.481	22	13	62	0	15	18	38	0	0
1912	PHI	A	153	543	137	189	0	64	.348	.450	.435	25	11	101	0	0	29	63	0	0
1913	PHI	A	148	534	125	184	3	73	.345	.441	.453	23	13	85	37	7	26	55	0	0
1914	PHI	A	152	526	122	181	2	85	.344	.452	.452	23	14	97	31	6	28	58	0	0
1915	CHI	A	155	521	118	173	4	77	.332	.460	.436	22	10	119	27	5	35	46	0	0
1916	CHI	A	155	545	87	168	0	52	.308	.405	.396	14	17	86	36	3	39	40	0	0
1917	CHI	A	156	564	91	163	0	67	.289	.389	.363	18	12	89	16	3	33	53	0	0
1918	CHI	A	97	330	51	91	2	30	.276	.407	.330	8	2	73	13	0	22	22	0	0
1919	CHI	A	140	518	87	165	4	80	.319	.400	.405	19	7	68	27	2	40	33	0	0
1920	CHI	A	153	602	117	224	3	76	.372	.438	.493	38	13	69	19	2	33	19	0	0
1921	CHI	A	139	526	79	177	2	58	.337	.412	.424	20	10	66	11	2	13	12	0	0
1922	CHI	A	154	598	92	194	1	69	.324	.401	.403	20	12	73	16	3	27	20	0	0
1923	CHI	A	145	505	89	182	5	67	.360	.455	.453	22	5	84	8	4	39	49	0	0
1924	CHI	A	152	556	108	194	6	86	.349	.441	.455	27	7	89	16	3	28	42	0	0
1925	CHI	A	118	425	80	147	3	80	.346	.461	.442	26	3	87	8	4	17	19	0	0
1926	CHI	A	106	375	66	129	1	62	.344	.441	.459	32	4	62	8	3	15	13	0	0
1927	PHI	A	95	226	50	76	1	15	.336	.468	.412	12	1	56	9	0	8	6	0	0
1928	PHI	A	36	33	3	10	0	7	.303	.378	.394	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
1929	PHI	A	9	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930	PHI	A	3	2	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			2826	9949	1821	3315	47	1300	.333	.424	.429	438	187	1499	286	77	512	744	0	0

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1906	PHI	A	SS	3	0	0	8	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1906	PHI	A	3B	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1906	PHI	A	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1907	PHI	A	SS	6	0	0	11	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1908	PHI	A	OF	10	0	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1908	PHI	A	2B	47	0	0	111	127	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1908	PHI	A	SS	28	0	0	60	61	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	.924
1909	PHI	A	2B	152	0	0	373	406	27	55	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1909	PHI	A	SS	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1910	PHI	A	2B	153	0	0	402	451	25	67	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1911	PHI	A	2B	132	0	0	348	349	24	49	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1912	PHI	A	2B	153	0	0	387	426	38	63	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1913	PHI	A	2B	148	0	0	314	449	28	54	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1914	PHI	A	2B	152	0	0	354	387	23	55	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1915	CHI	A	2B	155	0	0	344	487	22	54	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1916	CHI	A	2B	155	0	0	346	415	19	75	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1917	CHI	A	2B	156	0	0	353	388	24	68	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1918	CHI	A	2B	96	0	0	231	285	14	53	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1919	CHI	A	2B	140	0	0	347	401	20	66	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1920	CHI	A	2B	153	0	0	449	471	23	76	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1920	CHI	A	OF	12	0	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1921	CHI	A	2B	136	0	0	376	458	28	84	0	0	0	0	0	.968
1922	CHI	A	2B	154	0	0	406	451	21	73	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1923	CHI	A	2B	142	0	0	347	430	20	77	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1924	CHI	A	2B	150	0	0	396	446	20	83	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1925	CHI	A	2B	116	0	0	290	346	20	74	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1926	CHI	A	2B	101	0	0	228	307	15	53	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1927	PHI	A	2B	56	0	0	124	150	10	31	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1927	PHI	A	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1928	PHI	A	SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1928	PHI	A	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	22	0	0	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.938
Total			2B	2650	0	0	6526	7630	435	1215	0	0	0	0	0	.970
Total			SS	40	0	0	81	85	16	8	0	0	0	0	0	.912

Transactions

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1906).
• Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox (December 8, 1914).
• Released by Chicago White Sox (November, 1926).
• Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (December 23, 1926).