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Maranville, Rabbit
Walter James Vincent Maranville
Born:
November 11, 1891, Springfield, Massachusetts
Died:
January 5, 1954, New York, New York
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Played For:
Boston Braves (1912-1920, 1929-1933, 1935), Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-1924), Chicago Cubs (1925), Brooklyn Robins (1926), St. Louis Cardinals (1927-1928)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers:
1954
Biography:
Walter Rabbit Maranville compensated for his lack of size with an overabundance of spunk and determination. Over his 23-year Major League career, spent exclusively in the National League, the wide-ranging Maranville accumulated a record 5,133 putouts and developed a reputation for his eye-popping basket catches. In 1914, he finished runner-up for the MVP Award as a key member of the Miracle Braves.
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Did You Know:
that Rabbit Maranville's record for most seasons played in the National League lasted for over 50 years until Pete Rose bested the mark in 1986?
Walter Maranville is the greatest player to enter baseball since Ty Cobb arrived. I have seen 'em all, since 1891, in every league around the South, North, East and West, but Maranville is the peer of all of them.
George Stallings
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On May 22, 1911, Clifford Curtis of the Boston Braves sets a major league record by losing his 23rd consecutive game. Curtis had begun the streak by losing a game on June 13, 1910. Curtis’ record will eventually be broken by Anthony Young, a luckless right-hander with the New York Mets.