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1921 Tris Speaker Hand cut Vintage HOFer

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1921

Hall of Fame

Tris Speaker

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Tris Speaker was a BEAST! Still looking for a nice on-card auto or cut auto! Hit me up if you have one to move!

  • Major League Career: 1907–1928 (Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Philadelphia A’s)

  • Lifetime Batting Average: .345 (6th highest in MLB history)

  • Hits: 3,514 (currently 5th all-time)

  • Doubles: 792 (MLB record, still stands today)

  • Runs Scored: 1,882 (11th all-time)

  • Stolen Bases: 436

  • Home Runs: 117 (played mostly in the dead-ball era)

  • RBI: 1,529

Awards & Achievements

  • 3× World Series Champion: 1912, 1915 (with Red Sox), 1920 (as player-manager with Cleveland)

  • AL MVP (1912)

  • 12× .300+ batting seasons

  • Led AL in doubles 8 times

  • Led AL in batting average once (.386 in 1916)

  • Considered the greatest defensive center fielder of his era—famous for shallow positioning and strong throwing arm.

  • Player-Manager of the Cleveland Indians (1919–1926), guiding them to their first World Series title (1920).

Hall of Fame

  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 (second class ever, alongside Cy Young, Nap Lajoie, and others).

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