Ducky Holmes Baseball player

James William "Ducky" Holmes (January 28, 1869 – August 6, 1932) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in the National League and American League with the Louisville Colonels (1895–97), New York Giants (1897), St. Louis Browns (1898), Baltimore Orioles (1898–99), Detroit Tigers (1901–02), Washington Senators (1903), and Chicago White Sox (1903–05). Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.Holmes spent his first two seasons with the Colonels and played the next two seasons with four different clubs. After a season's absence, he returned to play in the American League's inaugural season in 1901. In 932 career games, Holmes batted .282 with 236 stolen bases and 1,014 hits.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 28, 1869
Birth place
Des Moines Iowa
Date of deathAugust 06, 1932
Place of death
Truro Iowa

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 08, 1895
Career endSeptember 29, 1905
batting sideLeft
former teams
Chicago White Sox
Louisville Colonels
position
Outfielder
teams
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
San Francisco Giants
Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
Louisville Colonels
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

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