Ox Eckhardt
| Oscar Eckhardt | |||
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| Right fielder | |||
| Born: December 23, 1901 Yorktown, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 16, 1932, for the Boston Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 15, 1936, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .192 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| RBI | 7 | ||
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| Date of birth | December 23, 1901 |
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| Place of birth | Yorktown, Texas |
| Date of death | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back Quarterback |
| College | Texas |
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| 1926 | New York Giants |
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Oscar George "Ox" Eckhardt (December 23, 1901 – April 22, 1951) was an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. Eckhardt holds the all-time professional baseball record for batting average, counting both major and minor league stats. His .192 in 57 major league plate appearances barely lowered his .367 career batting average in the minors (second all-time among minor league-only batting averages to Ike Boone's .370). Eckhardt ends up fractionally ahead of #2 Ty Cobb, whose career .366 is also lowered marginally by his minor league stats.
In 1933, Eckhardt hit .414 for the San Francisco Missions. He was later inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
He also played fullback, halfback, and quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and the New York Giants.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ox Eckhardt at Find a Grave
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