Eddie Collins Videos

Eddie Collins videos can be found throughout baseball history. Baseball: A film by Ken Burns, was the story of America's national pastime - an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. The saga brought to life rare images of baseball players hardly ever seen and in that vein Baseball Almanac is bringing to you Eddie Collins videos that have been researched by hand and specifically chosen to illustrate the life and times of this ballplayer.
"It's must be great to be a big leaguer; I hate to think of studying Law." - Eddie Collins

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Eddie Collins
 
 
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Birth Name:   Edward Trowbridge Collins
Nickname:   Cocky
Born On:   05-02-1887  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Millerton, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-25-1951
Place of Death Data Died In:   Boston, Massachusetts
Cemetery:   Linwood Cemetery, Weston, Massachusetts Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Irving High School (Tarrytown, NY)
College:   Columbia University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-17-1906 (Age 19)
Last Game:   08-02-1930
Draft:   Not Applicable
Eddie Collins

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Eddie Collins played in his first major league baseball game on 09-17-1906. His year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest appear on our comprehensive Eddie Collins baseball stats page.

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