Jesse Burkett
Birthday December 4, 1868
Birth Sign Sagittarius
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About
Hall of Fame left fielder nicknamed The Crab; won three National League batting titles in a career that spanned from 1890 with the New York Giants to 1905 with the Boston Americans.
Before Fame
He started his baseball career as a pitcher, playing professionally in the New England League in 1888.
Trivia
He set the MLB record for most inside-the-park home runs, with fifty-five - a record that will most definitely never be broken.
Family Life
He had three children with his wife Ellen McGrath.
Associated With
He and Joe McGinnity were both inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
