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Dan Brouthers
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| Dan Brouthers | |
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| First baseman | |
| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 23, 1879 for the Troy Trojans | |
| Final game | |
| October 4, 1904 for the New York Giants | |
| Career statistics | |
| AVG | .342 |
| HR | 106 |
| RBI | 1,296 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Dennis Joseph "Big Dan" Brouthers (IPA pronunciation: [ˈbɹuθɹs]) (May 8, 1858 - August 2, 1932) was a pre-1900 era Major League Baseball player. He was born in Sylvan Lake, New York.
Brouthers' career began in 1879 and didn't finish until 1904 (with a gap between 1896 and 1904), giving him the distinction of playing in four different decades. From the last weeks of the 1886 season to the first month of the 1890 season, Brouthers had more career home runs than any other player. He was the third Major Leaguer to reach 100 or more career homers (after Harry Stovey and Roger Connor).
Major League Baseball claims his career batting average was .349. Other sources such as baseball-reference.com indicate his career mark was .342. This disparity results from a league rule in effect in 1887, which counted walks as hits. Some sources reflect the statistics as originally recorded, while others change them retroactively.
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| Dan Brouthers is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
After retiring from the Major Leagues, Brouthers played minor league baseball. He played for Toronto in the Eastern League in 1898 and in 1904 played for Poughkeepsie of the Hudson River League, batting a league-leading .373 at age 46.
Brouthers was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1945.
Dan Brouthers is interred in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Wappingers Falls, New York. He is also immortalized in a statue in Veteran's Park in this small town.
- Baseball Hall of Fame biography
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- BaseballLibrary.com
- Baseball-Almanac.com
- TheDeadBallEra.com - obituary
- FindAGrave.com
- BallparkReviews.com - images of the Dan Brouthers Monument in Wappingers Falls, New York.
| Preceded by Jim O'Rourke & Harry Stovey |
National League Home Run Champion 1881 |
Succeeded by George Wood |
| Preceded by Cap Anson |
National League Batting Champion 1882-1883 |
Succeeded by King Kelly |
| Preceded by Cap Anson |
National League RBI Champion 1883 |
Succeeded by Cap Anson |
| Preceded by Abner Dalrymple |
National League Home Run Champion 1886 (with Hardy Richardson) |
Succeeded by Billy O'Brien |
| Preceded by Cap Anson |
National League Batting Champion 1889 |
Succeeded by Jack Glasscock |
| Preceded by Billy Hamilton |
National League Batting Champion 1892 |
Succeeded by Billy Hamilton |
| Preceded by Cap Anson |
National League RBI Champion 1892 |
Succeeded by Ed Delahanty |
| Preceded by Harry Stovey |
Career home run record holders 1886-1889 |
Succeeded by Harry Stovey |
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