Dave Orr

Dave Orr
First Baseman
Born: September 29, 1859(1859-09-29) New York, New York
Died: June 2, 1915(1915-06-02) (aged 55) Richmond Hill, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 17, 1883 for the New York Metropolitans
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1890 for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders
Career statistics
Batting average	.342
Runs scored	536
Runs batted in	627
Teams
New York Metropolitans (1883-1887) New York Gothams (1883) Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888) Columbus Solons (1889) Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890)
Career highlights and awards
American Association batting champion: 1884 American Association RBI champion: 1884 American Association hits leader: 1884, 1886 2 seasons with 100+ RBI

David L. (Dave) Orr (September 29, 1859 - June 2, 1915) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1890.

Baseball career

Orr played most of his career in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans (1883–87), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888) and Columbus Solons (1889). He also had stints with the New York Gothams (1883, midseason) in the National League, and for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890) of the Players League. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he batted and threw right-handed.

At 5'11" and 250 pounds, Orr was one of the best ballplayers of his era as he accumulated impressive statistics in his short major league career. He never hit below .305 for a full season, and had a .973 fielding average.^[1] In his eight-season career, Orr posted a .342 batting average (1125-for-3289) with 37 home runs and 627 RBI in 791 games. He added 536 runs, 198 doubles, 108 triples and 66 stolen bases.

In 1884, Orr hit nine home runs, to fall just two shy of tying Long John Reilly and short of winning the Triple Crown, as he led the American Association in batting at .354 and RBI with 112.

On June 12, 1885 Orr hit for the cycle, the first of three men to accomplish the feat that month.

While playing in an exhibition game in Renovo, Pennsylvania, Orr was paralyzed by a stroke, which ended his baseball career.^[2] It happened just a few weeks after the 1890 season and just days after his 31st birthday. He died in Brooklyn, New York, in 1915.

Highlights

• Led AA in batting average (1884, .354)
• Led AA in RBI (1884, 112)
• Twice led AA in hits (1884, 162; 1886, 183)
• Twice led AA in triples (1885, 21; 1886, 31)

See also

Biography portal

• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• Hitting for the cycle
• List of Major League Baseball triples records

Sources

• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference
• The Deadball Era
• Dave Orr at SABR

1. ^ Baseball-Reference
2. ^ McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 202. ISBN 0810858584

Notes

External links

• Dave Orr at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Orr, Dave
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 29, 1859
Place of birth	New York, New York
Date of death	June 2, 1915
Place of death	Richmond Hill, New York