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Notes for Edward Trowbridge COLLINS
Luckily for Eddie Collins, stealing in baseball is not a crime. If it were, he would be the fourth one in line to stand trial behind Rickey Henderson, Ty Cobb and Lou Brock, the only three thieves that have stolen more bases than Collins. Long
before the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919 surfaced, Eddie "Cocky" Collins lit-up
the ERA’s of opposing pitchers. He played his first full season in 1909 with the
Philadelphia Athletics and scorched opponents with a .346 average and 67 stolen
bases. In 1910, Collins hit for a team-leading .422 average as the Athletics won
the World Series. When Collins signed with the Chicago White Sox, he had
already played in four World Series, winning three of them, and was named American League Most Valuable Player in 1914. In 1917, the "Cocky" second baseman hit an astounding .409 in the Chicago’s World Series victory over the New York Giants. Collins returned to his sixth World Series in 1919, but later found out eight of his White Sox teammates were paid-off to throw the series. He did not let the incident bring him down as he hit his career best of .369 the following
season. Between his playing days with the White Sox and his final span with the Athletics from 1927-1930, Collins had a brief managing stint with Chicago. Eddie Collins retired after the 1930 season, ranking eight in career hits and fourth in lifetime steals. Unlike some of his "Black Sox" teammates, Collins was rewarded with his induction to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1939.
Eddie Collins ("Cocky") Coach> Red Sox All-Stars > Eddie Collins
Red Sox, 1933-19
All Star: 1933
After a 25-year Hall of Fame career with the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox, Eddie Collins joined the Boston Red Sox as the club's first general manager under new owner Tom Yawkey. Collins, who was an alumus of the same prep school as Tom Yawkey, left the Athletic's with Connie Mack's blessing to join Yawkey and the Red Sox.
Collins, one of baseball's all-time greats at second base, quickly proved his talents for scouting baseball talent. On a scouting trip to San Diego in 1936, Collins returned to Boston with two prospects: Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr (who represent two of the four numbers retired by the Red Sox).
He was invited to the All Star Game in 1933 as a coach.
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