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This day in baseball: Thorpe signs with New York

Posted: February 1, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , |2 Comments

After turning down an offer from the last-place Browns, Jim Thorpe signed with the New York Giants, the defending NL champs, on February 1, 1913.  Thorpe, a Sac and Fox Nation native American, compiled a lifetime .252 batting average during his six seasons in the majors.

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Jim Thorpe (The Sporting News)

2 Comments on “This day in baseball: Thorpe signs with New York”

  1. wkkortas says:
    February 4, 2019 at 9:50 am

    I wonder if the Reach Guide mentioned his 80-grade speed.

    Reply

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