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Miller Huggins

Hall of Fame second baseman and Yankees manager.

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On September 25, 1929, Huggins, at age 51, succumbed to pyaemia.[1]

Life and work

After receiving his law degree, he was advised by professor William Howard Taft to play baseball professionally.[2] He began his minor league career in 1899 with the Mansfield Haymakers and later played for the St. Paul Saints from 1901 through 1903.[3] The Cincinnati Reds purchased his contract before the 1904 season, and he made his MLB debut on April 15, 1904.[4] He suspended Babe Ruth indefinitely on August 29, 1925, for misconduct off the field, fining him $5,000.[5]

He fell ill on September 20, 1929, and died five days later.[1] As a shortstop and team captain, Huggins played college baseball for the Cincinnati Bearcats while also studying law at the University of Cincinnati.[6]

What the cited sources add

The Society for American Baseball Research biography notes that Huggins was underestimated as both a player and manager, overcoming great obstacles to excel.[7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Miller Huggins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kirksey, "Miller Huggins, New York Yankee Pilot, Succumbs", The Pittsburgh Press, September 26, 1929, p. 32; "Miller Huggins, Manager of Yanks, Critically Ill", The Pittsburgh Press, September 23, 1929, p. 27; Kirksey, "Miller Huggins, New York Yankee Pilot, Succumbs", The Pittsburgh Press, September 26, 1929, p. 32; "Miller Huggins Still Fighting For Life", The Miami News, 1929-09-24, p. 11; Kirksey, "Miller Huggins, New York Yankee Pilot, Succumbs", The Pittsburgh Press, September 26, 1929, p. 32; Steinberg, Steve. Society of American en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Miller Huggins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Koppett, "The Man in the Dugout: Baseball's Top Managers and How They Got That Way", Temple University Press, 2000, p. 83; Grayson, "Huggins Excelled As Lead-Off Man", The Pittsburgh Press, June 5, 1943, p. 8; Smelser, "The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography", University of Nebraska Press, 1993, p. 193; McDermott, "Miller Huggins, the Midget Manager", Baseball Magazine, October 1913, p. 63 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Miller Huggins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Grayson, "Huggins Excelled As Lead-Off Man", The Pittsburgh Press, June 5, 1943, p. 8; "Miller Huggins of Cards is Smallest Player in Majors", The Meriden Daily Journal, August 7, 1913, p. 8 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Miller Huggins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Miller Huggins of Cards is Smallest Player in Majors", The Meriden Daily Journal, August 7, 1913, p. 8; "Miller Huggins Holds a Fielding Record: Yankees' Manager Handled 19 Chances In One Game At Second Base Without An Error In 1902", Reading Eagle, January 10, 1923 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Miller Huggins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wheeler, "Huggins cornerstone to Yankees", The Cincinnati Post, June 3, 2003; Daley, "Choice of Yanks' Huggins was Satisfying to Many", The Milwaukee Journal, February 4, 1964, p. 2; Smelser, p. 195; "Ruth Suspended, Fined $5,000 by Miller Huggins", Ellensburg Daily Record, August 29, 1925, p. 1; "Ruth Assails Miller Huggins: Suspended Slugger Declares Manager Seeks to Shift Blame From Poor Showing of Team", Gettysburg Times, August 31, 1925, p. 2; Max Carey, "SportsCentury: Babe Ruth", April 21, 2018; Max Carey, "SportsCentury: Babe Rut en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Miller Huggins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Miller Huggins of Cards is Smallest Player in Majors", The Meriden Daily Journal, August 7, 1913, p. 8; Wheeler, "Huggins cornerstone to Yankees", The Cincinnati Post, June 3, 2003 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Steinberg, Steve. Society of American Baseball Research Biography Project entry for Miller Huggins. (retrieved January 28, 2019). facts only, no text reused. sabr.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Miller Huggins (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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