Biography [ ] Tris Speaker (Tristram E. Speaker) was born on April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1907 for the Boston Americans . In 1909 , his rookie year, he hit .309 with 7 home runs and 77 RBI. Speaker played for the Boston Americans , Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians , Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 22 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Tris Speaker's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1923 , when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .380 average and knocked in 130 runs. However, others believe that it was 1912 , when he stole 52 bases, hit for a .383 average and knocked in 90 runs.
Career Highlights [ ] 3 Time World Series Champion: -1912 (Boston Red Sox )
-1915 (Boston Red Sox )
-1920 (Cleveland Indians )
Most career doubles (792)
Fifth highest lifetime major-league batting average (.345)
Fifth in career hits (3514)
Sixth in career triples (222)
Eighth in career runs (1882)
Led American League in batting 1 time
Led American League in slugging percentage 1 time
Led American League in on base percentage 4 times
Led American League in hits 1 time
Led American League in total bases 1 time
Led American League in doubles 8 times
Led American League in home runs 1 time
Led American League outfielders in putouts 7 times
Led American League outfielders in double plays 6 times
Led American League outfielders in assists 3 times
Led American League outfielders in fielding average 2 times
Batted over .380 five times
Struck out only 220 times in 10,195 at-bats Statistics [ ] Batting Stats [ ]
1907
BOS
A
7
19
0
3
0
1
.158
.200
.158
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1908
BOS
A
31
116
12
26
0
9
.224
.262
.276
2
2
4
0
2
3
3
0
0
1909
BOS
A
143
544
73
168
7
77
.309
.362
.443
26
13
38
0
7
17
35
0
0
1910
BOS
A
141
538
92
183
7
65
.340
.404
.468
20
14
52
0
6
12
35
0
0
1911
BOS
A
141
500
88
167
8
70
.334
.418
.502
34
13
59
0
13
17
25
0
0
1912
BOS
A
153
580
136
222
10
90
.383
.464
.567
53
12
82
0
6
7
52
0
0
1913
BOS
A
141
520
94
189
3
71
.363
.441
.533
35
22
65
22
7
16
46
0
0
1914
BOS
A
158
571
101
193
4
90
.338
.423
.503
46
18
77
25
7
13
42
0
0
1915
BOS
A
150
547
108
176
0
69
.322
.416
.411
25
12
81
14
7
17
29
0
0
1916
CLE
A
151
546
102
211
2
79
.386
.470
.502
41
8
82
20
4
15
35
0
0
1917
CLE
A
142
523
90
184
2
60
.352
.432
.486
42
11
67
14
7
15
30
0
0
1918
CLE
A
127
471
73
150
0
61
.318
.403
.435
33
11
64
9
3
11
27
0
0
1919
CLE
A
134
494
83
146
2
63
.296
.395
.433
38
12
73
12
8
20
15
0
0
1920
CLE
A
150
552
137
214
8
107
.388
.483
.562
50
11
97
13
5
20
10
0
0
1921
CLE
A
132
506
107
183
3
75
.362
.439
.538
52
14
68
12
2
12
2
0
0
1922
CLE
A
131
426
85
161
11
71
.378
.474
.606
48
8
77
11
1
12
8
0
0
1923
CLE
A
150
574
133
218
17
130
.380
.469
.610
59
11
93
15
4
22
10
0
0
1924
CLE
A
135
486
94
167
9
65
.344
.432
.510
36
9
72
13
4
13
5
0
0
1925
CLE
A
117
429
79
167
12
87
.389
.479
.578
35
5
70
12
4
15
5
0
0
1926
CLE
A
150
539
96
164
7
86
.304
.408
.469
52
8
94
15
0
28
6
0
0
1927
WAS
A
141
523
71
171
2
73
.327
.395
.444
43
6
55
8
4
15
9
0
0
1928
PHI
A
64
191
28
51
3
30
.267
.310
.450
22
2
10
5
2
9
5
0
0
Total
2789
10195
1882
3514
117
1529
.345
.428
.500
792
222
1381
220
103
309
434
0
0
Fielding Stats [ ]
1907
BOS
A
OF
4
0
0
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1908
BOS
A
OF
31
0
0
58
9
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1909
BOS
A
OF
142
0
0
319
35
10
12
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1910
BOS
A
OF
140
0
0
337
20
16
7
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1911
BOS
A
OF
138
0
0
297
26
15
5
0
0
0
0
0
.956
1912
BOS
A
OF
153
0
0
372
35
18
9
0
0
0
0
0
.958
1913
BOS
A
OF
139
0
0
374
30
25
7
0
0
0
0
0
.942
1914
BOS
A
P
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1914
BOS
A
OF
156
0
0
423
29
15
12
0
0
0
0
0
.968
1914
BOS
A
1B
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1915
BOS
A
OF
150
0
0
378
21
10
8
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1916
CLE
A
OF
151
0
0
359
25
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1917
CLE
A
OF
142
0
0
365
23
8
5
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1918
CLE
A
OF
127
0
0
352
15
10
6
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1919
CLE
A
OF
134
0
0
375
25
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1920
CLE
A
OF
148
0
0
363
24
9
8
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1921
CLE
A
OF
128
0
0
345
15
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1922
CLE
A
OF
109
0
0
281
13
5
6
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1923
CLE
A
OF
150
0
0
369
26
13
7
0
0
0
0
0
.968
1924
CLE
A
OF
128
0
0
323
20
13
3
0
0
0
0
0
.963
1925
CLE
A
OF
109
0
0
311
16
11
9
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1926
CLE
A
OF
149
0
0
394
20
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1927
WAS
A
OF
120
0
0
278
12
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1927
WAS
A
1B
17
0
0
145
12
2
18
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1928
PHI
A
OF
50
0
0
111
8
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.975
Total
P
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
1B
18
0
0
147
12
2
19
0
0
0
0
0
.988
Total
OF
2698
0
0
6788
449
222
139
0
0
0
0
0
.970
Pitching Stats [ ]
1914
BOS
A
1
0
0
0
9.00
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions [ ] Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Sad Sam Jones, Fred Thomas and $55000 (April 12, 1916).
Released by Cleveland Indians (January 31, 1927).
Signed by Washington Senators (January 31, 1927).
Released by Washington Senators (February 1, 1928).
Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (February 5, 1928). Trivia [ ] See also [ ] 