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| Steve Yerkes | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born:(1888-05-15)May 15, 1888 Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: January 31, 1971(1971-01-31) (aged 82) Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 16, 1909, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1916, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 254 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Stephen Douglas Yerkes (May 15, 1888 – January 31, 1971) was a professionalbaseball player.
Yerkes was born inHatboro, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1888. During his early twenties, he played all or part of seven seasons inMajor League Baseball. Primarily asecond baseman between 1909 and 1916, he played for theBoston Red Sox (1909, 1911–14), of theAmerican League, thePittsburgh Rebels (1914–15) of theFederal League, and theChicago Cubs (1916) of theNational League.
He played in the first game at Boston's Fenway Park, on April 20, 1912, during which he had five hits, including two doubles. In the1912 World Series, he drove in the winning run for the Red Sox in Game One, and scored the Series-winning run in the tenth inning of Game Eight.
Yerkes batted and threw right-handed. During his major league career, he posted a .268batting average with sixhome runs and 254RBI in 711games played.
After his major league career ended, Yerkes continued to play on and off inminor league baseball until 1923, mostly with theIndianapolis Indians. He then began a career as amanager, working with various minor league teams between 1924 and 1947.
In 1945, Yerkes received one vote from theBaseball Writers' Association of America in theBaseball Hall of Fame voting.
Yerkes died inLansdale, Pennsylvania, at age 82 and was interred atHoly Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.[1]