| Topsy Hartsel | |
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 Topsy Hartsel, circa 1911 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1874-06-26)June 26, 1874 Polk, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: October 14, 1944(1944-10-14) (aged 70) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 14, 1898, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1911, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .276 |
| Home runs | 31 |
| Runs batted in | 341 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tully Frederick "Topsy" Hartsel (June 26, 1874 – October 14, 1944) was an Americanoutfielder inMajor League Baseball. He was born inPolk, Ohio, and played for theLouisville Colonels (1898–99),Cincinnati Reds (1900),Chicago Orphans (1901) andPhiladelphia Athletics (1902–11), with whom he won theWorld Series in 1910.
Hartsel spent the first three years of his professional career as a part-time outfielder for the Colonels and Reds. In 1901, he enjoyed a breakout season with the Orphans, setting career highs inhits (187),runs (111),doubles (25),home runs (7),total bases (265),batting average (.335), andon-base plus slugging (.889). On September 10, 1901, he established the record for putouts by a left fielder in a nine-inning game, with 11 against theBrooklyn Superbas.
In a 14-year, 1,356-game major league career, Hartsel recorded a .276 batting average with 826 runs, 31 home runs, 341RBI, 247stolen bases and 837bases on balls. His careerfielding percentage as an outfielder was .956. In the 1905 and 1910 World Series, he hit .227 (5-for-22).
Philadelphia managerConnie Mack looked for players with quiet and disciplined personal lives, having seen many players in his playing days destroy themselves and their teams through heavy drinking. Mack himselfnever drank; before the 1910 World Series he asked all his players to "take the pledge" not to drink during the Series. When Topsy Hartsel told Mack he needed a drink the night before the final game, Mack told him to do what he thought best, but in these circumstances "if it was me, I'd die before I took a drink."[1]
Hartsel died inToledo, Ohio, on October 14, 1944.
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