Eddie Collins

Birthdate 5/2/1887
Death Date 3/25/1951
Debut Year 1906
Year of Induction 1939
Teams Athletics, White Sox
Position Second Base

Eddie Collins is 13th all time in career Wins Above Replacement and 10th among positions players. The 1914 MVP finished with 3,315 hits.

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Columbia grad Eddie Collins got his start as a utility man with Connie Mack's 1906 Athletics

Columbia grad Eddie Collins got his start as a utility man with Connie Mack's 1906 Athletics

Eddie Collins is one of the greatest players in big league history. A career .333 hitter with 3,315 hits and a .424 on-base percentage, Collins was a four-time World Series champion. After his junior year at Columbia University in 1906, Collins played semi-pro ball under the name Eddie Sullivan. The
In Collins' first big league at bat he got a bunt single off of MLB's career ERA leader Ed Walsh

In Collins' first big league at bat he got a bunt single off of MLB's career ERA leader Ed Walsh

Eddie Collins first appeared in a big league game for Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Atheltics on September 17, 1906. The 19-year old’s initial taste of big league pitching came courtesy of Hall of Famer Ed Walsh. Walsh was about to complete an outstanding campaign that saw him finish among
Harry Hooper picks his all-time team; teammate Eddie Collins is his choice at second base

Harry Hooper picks his all-time team; teammate Eddie Collins is his choice at second base

Eddie Collins and Harry Hooper were teammates with the White Sox from 1921 through 1925. When Hooper was asked to identify his all-time team, he remembered Collins fondly and selected him as the second basemen. The choice is a wise one. Collins has the second-highest WAR among men at his position, t
Hall of Fame umpire Jocko Conlan chose Collins for his all-time White Sox team

Hall of Fame umpire Jocko Conlan chose Collins for his all-time White Sox team

The Golden Era of baseball is the game from our youth. According to his SABR biography, when Jocko Conlan was 13, he spent the summer at White Sox Park – later named Comiskey Park – at the team’s morning practices shagging balls for the team. During that time he attended many of the team’
Collins tried his hand at managing from 1924 through 1926 for the White Sox

Collins tried his hand at managing from 1924 through 1926 for the White Sox

As owner of the Washington Senators, Clark Griffith fielded many offers for trades. In this letter of November 29, 1926 Griffith writes to fellow Hall of Famer Eddie Collins expressing his sorrow that Collins was deposed as manager of the White Sox. With Collins as their second baseman and manager C
As Boston GM Collins sent Gehrig-replacement Babe Dahlgren to the minors

As Boston GM Collins sent Gehrig-replacement Babe Dahlgren to the minors

The signature of Eddie Collins is relatively available due to his role as Boston executive from 1933-1946, however documents such as this one with relevance to a historically significant player rarely surface. Dated January 28, 1936, this agreement assigns 24-year old Babe Dahlgren Jersey City team
Eddie Collins Junior followed his father's footsteps to big league baseball

Eddie Collins Junior followed his father's footsteps to big league baseball

A three-year Major Leaguer in his own right, Eddie Collins Jr. played 132 games, mostly as an outfielder. In the collection is a handwritten letter from the younger Collins remember his father, the Hall of Fame player. “I remember him mostly as a very fine and loving father rather than a ballp

One response to “Eddie Collins”

  1. Kevin T Collins says:

    Do you have any information about the family background of Eddie T Collins? His eyes look just like my late father’s, Danny Collins of the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame.

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