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Hal Chase

American baseball player, manager (1883–1947)

PersonDied aged 64humanQ5640726

Also known as Harold Homer Chase

Born: February 13, 1883
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: May 18, 1947
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Los Gatos
Place of death: Colusa
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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1.Stated in Baseball ReferenceRetrieved 2022-04-21
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Education: Los Gatos High School

Overview

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Harold Homer Chase, nicknamed "Prince Hal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905–1913), Chicago White Sox (1913–1914), Buffalo Blues (1914–1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918), and New York Giants (1919).

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MLB batting stats — season by season

17 seasons · from AIDB's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1905	New York Highlanders	128	465	60	116	16	6	3	49	22	15	62	.249	.277	.329	.606
1906	New York Highlanders	151	597	84	193	23	10	0	76	28	13	48	.323	.341	.395	.736
1907	New York Highlanders	125	498	72	143	23	3	2	68	32	19	39	.287	.315	.357	.672
1908	New York Highlanders	106	405	50	104	11	3	1	36	27	15	34	.257	.285	.306	.591
1909	New York Highlanders	118	474	60	134	17	3	4	63	25	20	50	.283	.317	.357	.674
1910	New York Highlanders	130	524	67	152	20	5	3	73	40	16	41	.290	.312	.365	.677
1911	New York Highlanders	133	527	82	166	32	7	3	62	36	21	40	.315	.342	.419	.762
1912	New York Highlanders	131	522	61	143	21	9	4	58	33	17	40	.274	.299	.372	.671
1913	New York Yankees	39	146	15	31	2	4	0	9	5	11	13	.212	.268	.281	.548
1913	Chicago White Sox	102	384	49	110	11	10	2	39	9	16	41	.286	.320	.383	.703
1914	Chicago White Sox	58	206	27	55	10	5	0	20	9	23	19	.267	.343	.364	.708
1914	Buffalo Buffeds	75	291	43	101	19	9	3	48	10	6	31	.347	.365	.505	.870
1915	Buffalo Blues	145	567	85	165	31	10	17	89	23	20	50	.291	.316	.471	.787
1916	Cincinnati Reds	142	542	66	184	29	12	4	82	22	19	48	.339	.363	.459	.822
1917	Cincinnati Reds	152	602	71	167	28	15	4	86	21	15	49	.277	.296	.394	.690
1918	Cincinnati Reds	74	259	30	78	12	6	2	38	5	13	15	.301	.339	.417	.756
1919	New York Giants	110	408	58	116	17	7	5	45	16	17	40	.284	.318	.397	.715
Career		1,919	7,417	980	2,158	322	124	57	941	363	276	660	.291	.319	.391	.710

MLB pitching stats — season by season

1 season · from AIDB's MLB pitching dataset

Year	Team	G	IP
1908	New York Highlanders	1	0.1
Career		1	0.1

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