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Emmett Seery

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36: 397:. He batted .285 for the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, and his .423 on-base percentage was fourth-best in the circuit. In 1892, Seery went back to the National League to play for the Louisville Colonels. He batted just .201 in 42 games, and the last Major League appearance of his career was on June 10. Seery also had short stints that year in the Southern Association and the Western League. His minor league and professional baseball career ended in 1895. 694: 670: 682: 386:. In 1889, he raised his average above .300, to .314, for the first and only time since his rookie season in the Union Association. It was arguably Seery's best campaign, and he finished in the National League's top 10 in on-base percentage (.401), hits (165), and runs scored (123). 426:
After retiring from baseball Seery lived in Florida, "thriving" as the proprietor of an orange grove. In 1907, he attended an "Old-Timers Day" in Massachusetts with other former ballplayers.
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until that team, too, disbanded at the close of the 1886 season. He batted just .162 in 59 games and took a lot of needling from his teammate, the "whiskey-guzzling"
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from 1884 to 1892. His first six teams ended their existence in a season in which he played for them. In 916 career Major League games, Seery batted .252 with 893
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In 1886, Seery raised his batting average to .238 while playing in a league-leading 126 games. He was then purchased by the
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wrote that he was "a good enough waiter to preside at a restaurant." He finished in his league's top 10 in
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in March 1887 and played the next three years there as the club's regular
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The following year, Seery joined the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders of the
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April 17, 1884, for the Baltimore Monumentals
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List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
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June 10, 1892, for the Louisville Colonels
297:. He was 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighed 145 pounds. 658: 309:, in 1861. He played semi-pro baseball for a team in 521:. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011. 519:"Emmett Seery Minor League Statistics & History" 480:. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011. 433:, in 1930. He was buried in All Saints Cemetery in 624:Reache's official American league base ball guide 706: 639:Career statistics and player information from 530:Madden, W. C. and Stewart, Patrick J. (2002). 770:Baseball players from Peoria County, Illinois 414:five times, and he finished in the top 10 in 780:Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players 473: 471: 469: 467: 465: 463: 461: 257:(February 13, 1861 – August 7, 1930) was an 34: 458: 514: 512: 359:Seery finished the 1886 season with the 775:New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players 707: 400:Seery was a patient hitter during his 581:. W. W. 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Outfielder
Princeville, Illinois
Saranac Lake, New York
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Baltimore Monumentals
1884
Kansas City Cowboys
1884
St. Louis Maroons
1885
1886
Indianapolis Hoosiers
1887
1889
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders
1890
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
1891
Louisville Colonels
1892
outfielder
Major League Baseball
Baltimore Monumentals
Kansas City Cowboys
St. Louis Maroons
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders

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