Cupid Childs
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Second baseman | |||
Born: Calvert County, Maryland | August 14, 1867|||
Died: November 8, 1912 45) Baltimore, Maryland | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 23, 1888, for the Philadelphia Quakers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 26, 1901, for the Chicago Orphans | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .306 | ||
Home runs | 20 | ||
Runs batted in | 743 | ||
Runs scored | 1214 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Clarence Algernon "Cupid" Childs (August 14, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos and Chicago Orphans of the National League and the Syracuse Stars of the American Association.
Childs was born in Calvert County, Maryland. A career .306 hitter, he led the league in runs in 1892 with 136.
He died at age 45 in Baltimore, Maryland.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders
- List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Cupid Childs at Find a Grave
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