20 Facts About Dan Brouthers

Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896, with a brief return in 1904.

Dan Brouthers led the league in batting average five times, the most by a 19th-century player, and his career.

Dan Brouthers is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date who have appeared in Major League games in four decades.

Dan Brouthers was an active players' union member, and was elected vice president of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players.

Dan Brouthers was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945 by the Veterans Committee.

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Dan Brouthers was born in Sylvan Lake, New York, to Michael and Annie Brooder, Catholic immigrants from Ireland; upon arriving in New York, Michael Brooder had been recruited to Dutchess County to work in open pit iron mines in the town of Beekman.

Dan Brouthers played organized baseball beginning in childhood, from playing in the local sandlots to the semi-professional Actives of Wappingers Falls.

Dan Brouthers made his Major League debut on June 23,1879, for the Troy Trojans, and contributed a single in a come-from-behind victory against the Syracuse Stars.

Dan Brouthers hit well enough in the minors to get another shot with the Trojans, which lasted just three games when he had only two hits in 12 at bats, and he was released again.

Dan Brouthers got his first chance to be an everyday player in 1881, when he was signed by the Bisons, the team that he did well against the previous year.

Dan Brouthers finished within the top 10 in most offensive categories, including a third-place finish in the batting race with a lofty.

On September 10,1886, Dan Brouthers hit three home runs‚ along with a double and a single, to set the NL record with 15 total bases in one game.

Dan Brouthers only played in one of those games, getting two hits in three at bats.

Dan Brouthers' numbers declined as well, as he did not produce at the same level of his previous seasons.

Dan Brouthers is still among the all-time leaders in many offensive categories.

Dan Brouthers is tied with Mike Tiernan for fourth among 19th-century home run hitters with a total of 106, behind Roger Connor, Sam Thompson, and Stovey.

Dan Brouthers remained near baseball for many years, working for his former teammate and New York Giants manager John McGraw, who placed him in charge of the Polo Grounds press gate.

Dan Brouthers was with the Giants for nearly 20 years in this and other capacities.

On New Year's Eve in 1884, Dan Brouthers married Mary Ellen Croak, an Irish immigrant to New York and fellow Catholic, at St Mary's in Wappingers Falls.

Dan Brouthers died at the age of 74 at his home in East Orange, New Jersey, and is interred at St Mary's Church Cemetery in Wappingers Falls, New York.