Hub Northen

Hubbard Edwin Northen (August 16, 1886 – October 1, 1947) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1910 through 1912 for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers.^[1]

Hub Northen
Outfielder
Born: (1886-08-16)August 16, 1886 Atlanta, Texas
Died: October 1, 1947(1947-10-01) (aged 61) Shreveport, Louisiana
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Cotton States League debut
1908, for the Monroe Municipals
Last East Texas League appearance
1924, for the Texarkana Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Runs	76
Hits	159
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Monroe Municipals (1908) Little Rock Travelers (1908) Houston Buffaloes (1909), (1910), (1916), (1917) Fort Worth Panthers (1909) Waco Navigators (1909) St. Louis Browns (1910) Chattanooga Lookouts (1911) Toronto (1911) Cincinnati Reds (1911) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911) – (1912) Newark Indians (1913) Jersey City Skeeters (1913) New Orleans Pelicans (1914) Mobile Sea Gulls(1914) – (1915) San Antonio Bronchos (1918) – (1920), (1922) Mexia Gushers (1923) Texarkana Twins (1924)

Besides, Northen played at Minor League level in all or parts of 16 seasons spanning 1907–1924.^[2]

Northeen was the Dodgers regular center fielder in the 1912 season before being replaced with Casey Stengel when Northen became ill.^[3]

In 164 major league games over three seasons, Northern posted a .272 batting average (159-for-584) with 76 runs, 3 home runs and 63 RBIs. He finished his career with a .939 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.^[1]

After his retirement as an active player, Northen worked as a scout for various baseball teams, including the Chicago White Sox^[4] and the Shreveport Sports of the Texas League.^[5]