Ted Cather

American baseball player
Baseball player
Ted Cather
Cather in 1915.
Outfielder
Born: (1889-05-20)May 20, 1889
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: April 9, 1945(1945-04-09) (aged 55)
Elkton, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 1912, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
July 12, 1915, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Assists20
Fielding percentage.939
Putouts227
Batting average.252
Teams
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1912–1914)
  • Boston Braves (1914–1915)
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series Champion (1914)

Theodore Physick Cather (May 20, 1889 – April 9, 1945) was an American Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from 1912–1915. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves.

In 1914, Cather was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July.[1]

In a brief 4-year, 201 game major league career, Cather recorded a .252 batting average (138-for-548) with 60 runs, 2 home runs and 72 RBI.

References

  1. ^ Baseball History 1914: The Miracle Braves Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Boston Braves 1914 World Series champions
Ted Cather
Joe Connolly
Charlie Deal
Josh Devore
Johnny Evers (NL MVP)
Larry Gilbert
Hank Gowdy
Bill James
Les Mann
Rabbit Maranville
Herbie Moran
Dick Rudolph
Butch Schmidt
Paul Strand
Lefty Tyler
Bert Whaling
Possum Whitted
Regular season