Harry Stovey

Harry Stovey
Birthdate 12/20/1856
Death Date 09/20/1937
Debut Year 1880
Year of Induction
Teams Athletics, Beaneaters, Orioles (NL), Reds, Ruby Legs
Positions First Base, Manager, Outfield

Harry Stovey was the first big leaguer to slug 100 home runs and the career leader in homers for 8 years; SABR named him their Overlooked 19th Century Legend in 2011.

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With an 1880 debut, Harry Stovey was a star in the game's earliest professional era

With an 1880 debut, Harry Stovey was a star in the game's earliest professional era

The first man to hit 10 homers in a season and 100 in his career, Harry Stovey was one of baseball’s brightest stars in its earliest professional era. Born in Philadelphia before the start of the US Civil War, Harry’s ancestors migrated to North America as English colonists. He is a dire
The Hall of Fame's omission of 19th-century star Harry Stovey is puzzling

The Hall of Fame's omission of 19th-century star Harry Stovey is puzzling

Harry Stovey belongs in the Hall of Fame. That’s plain and simple. His statistics support his inclusion as do his innovations, inventions, and career narrative. Stovey has it all. On BaseballReference.com’s statistical player pages, the league-leading numbers are listed in bold black ink
Harry Stovey set career highs in hits, runs, homers, RBI, and total bases in 1889

Harry Stovey set career highs in hits, runs, homers, RBI, and total bases in 1889

Harry Stovey is one of the under-appreciated greats in baseball history. A four-time home run champion, Stovey held Major League Baseball’s career mark for 8 seasons. Perhaps his finest campaign came in 1889. Playing for the American Association’s Philadelphia Athletics, Stovey put up ca

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