Dude Esterbrook
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Thomas John "Dude" Esterbrook (June 20, 1857 – April 30, 1901) was an American
Major League Baseball
player from Staten Island, New York who played the majority of his games at third base
, but did play many games at first base
. Esterbrook played for seven different teams during his 11-year career, and had his biggest success in , while playing for the New York Metropolitans
, when he batted
.314, and was among the leaders in many other batting categories.
In , Esterbrook was named the manager, or "Captain" as it was known then, of the Louisville Colonels
. After only ten games, and only two wins, the team owner determined that due to the team's record and his manager's confrontational behavior, Esterbrook would be fired and replaced by Jimmy Wolf
.
Esterbrook died at the age of 43 when he leaped from a train, in Middletown, New York
, that was transporting him to a mental hospital. He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery
in Brooklyn, New York.
United States
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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player from Staten Island, New York who played the majority of his games at third base
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
, but did play many games at first base
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
. Esterbrook played for seven different teams during his 11-year career, and had his biggest success in , while playing for the New York Metropolitans
New York Metropolitans
The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
, when he batted
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
.314, and was among the leaders in many other batting categories.
In , Esterbrook was named the manager, or "Captain" as it was known then, of the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
. After only ten games, and only two wins, the team owner determined that due to the team's record and his manager's confrontational behavior, Esterbrook would be fired and replaced by Jimmy Wolf
Jimmy Wolf
William Van Winkle "Jimmy" Wolf , also known as Chicken Wolf, was an American Major League Baseball player from Louisville, Kentucky who played right field, but occasionally played other positions in the infield....
.
Esterbrook died at the age of 43 when he leaped from a train, in Middletown, New York
Middletown, Orange County, New York
Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
, that was transporting him to a mental hospital. He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...
in Brooklyn, New York.