Socks Seybold
American baseball player (1870–1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with pitcher Socks Seibold.
Ralph Orlando "Socks" Seybold (November 23, 1870 – December 21, 1921) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball over parts of nine seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Athletics.[1] Known as a power hitter, Seybold set the American League record for home runs in 1902, which would not be broken until 1919. He stood at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighed 200 lbs.[2]
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Socks Seybold | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1870-11-23)November 23, 1870 Washingtonville, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: December 22, 1921(1921-12-22) (aged 51) Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 20, 1899, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 7, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .294 |
Home runs | 51 |
Runs batted in | 556 |
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