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Tris Speaker

1888 - 1958

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Tristram Edgar Speaker (April 4, 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1907 to 1928. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345 (ninth all-time). His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tris Speaker is the 2,173rd most popular athlete (down from 2,049th in 2019), the 11,685th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,391st in 2019) and the 377th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tris Speaker ranks 2,173 out of 6,025. Before him are Petar Petrov, Viktor Rashchupkin, Christine Arron, Yves Delacour, Earl Young, and Horace Ashenfelter. After him are Louise Ritter, Mihály Fülöp, Filbert Bayi, Jarosława Jóźwiakowska, Peter Thomsen, and Ferenc Konrád.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Tris Speaker ranks 266. Before him are Axel Janse, Tryggve Gran, Herbert Morrison, Willis Augustus Lee, Josef Ternström, and Nils Silfverskiöld. After him are Tor Lund, George B. Seitz, Lowell Sherman, Miles Mander, Miles Malleson, and Paul Cavanagh. Among people deceased in 1958, Tris Speaker ranks 190. Before him are Eileen Hiscock, Jan Kok, Sam Zimbalist, David Pegg, Alfred Probst, and Billy Whelan. After him are James Branch Cabell, Archie Scott Brown, Willis R. Whitney, Pat O'Connor, Alma Bennett, and Eleanor Hallowell Abbott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tris Speaker ranks 11,687 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Coleman (1964), Austin Pendleton (1940), Bob Avakian (1943), Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), Brady Corbet (1988), and Stuart Pankin (1946). After him are Margaret Lindsay (1910), David Gates (1940), Louise Ritter (1958), Betsy DeVos (1958), Lamar Hunt (1932), and David Darling (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tris Speaker ranks 377. Before him are Mae Faggs (1932), Charles Manring (1929), Marshall Wayne (1912), Tianna Bartoletta (1985), Earl Young (1941), and Horace Ashenfelter (1923). After him are Louise Ritter (1958), William D'Amico (1910), Randy Barnes (1966), Wilbur Thompson (1921), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), and Dave Wottle (1950).

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