Tris Speaker - Fairview Cemetery - Hubbard, TX
N 31° 50.000 W 096° 48.342
14R E 707660 N 3524060
Tris Speaker, one of the greatest hitters of the deadball era and the first Texan enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, is buried at the base of a memorial flagpole in Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, TX.
Waymark Code: WMG0WB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2012
Views: 4
While the provided Wikipedia link goes into much greater detail, the Baseball Hall of Fame provides this capsule biography: (
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Despite spending most of his career in Ty Cobb's considerable shadow, Tris Speaker's .345 lifetime batting average and revolutionary defensive play made him one of Cobb's few rivals as the greatest player of the 1910s. Speaker's specialty was hitting doubles -- he led the league eight times and still holds the career mark with 793. His shallow play in center field enabled him to record 450 assists, placing him comfortably atop the all-time list. One of baseball's most successful player-managers, he guided Cleveland to a world championship in 1920.
Description:
Date of birth: 04/04/1888
Date of death: 12/08/1958
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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