Harry Stovey
First baseman, Baseball Player
1856 – 1937
Who was Harry Stovey?
Harry Duffield Stovey, born Harry Duffield Stowe, was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player and the first player in major league history to hit 100 home runs. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stovey played for 14 seasons in the majors and was appointed player-manager on two separate occasions during his career.
Known today as both a prolific home run hitter and base-stealer, he led the league in both categories multiple times in his career, including a season record of 14 home runs in 1883 and a league-leading 97 stolen bases in 1890. From 1880 to 1891 he appeared in the top 10 in home runs every year except 1887, and led the league five times. He was the first to wear sliding pads and among the first to slide feet first.
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- Born
- Dec 20, 1856
Philadelphia - Profession
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Sep 20, 1937
New Bedford
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on July 23, 2013
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