Tris Speaker
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theboovier
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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).
Sports Cards
1921
vintage
1995
StanM55
Aug 17
Went to East Coast National and grabbed a card that has been on my wish list T-206 Tris Speaker. Love the picture and great color and Boston stands out.
Baseball Cards
T-206