Eddie Collins
Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr. (May 2, 1887 – March 25, 1951), nicknamed "
Cocky", was an American professional
baseball player,
manager and executive. He played as a
second baseman in
Major League Baseball from to for the
Philadelphia Athletics and
Chicago White Sox. A graduate of
Columbia University, Collins holds major league career records in several categories and is among the top few players in several other categories. In 1925, Collins became just the sixth person to join the
3,000 hit club – and the last for the next 17 seasons. His 47 career home runs are the fewest of anyone in it. Collins is the only non-
Yankee to win five or more
World Series titles with the same club as a player. He is also the only player to have been a member of all five World Series championships won by the Athletics during the franchise's time in Philadelphia.
Collins coached and managed in the major leagues after retiring as a player. He also served as general manager of the
Boston Red Sox. He was inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame in
1939.
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