Bunk Congalton
| Bunk Congalton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: January 24, 1875 Guelph, Ontario, Canada | |
| Died: August 19, 1937 (aged 62) Cleveland, Ohio | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1902, for the Chicago Orphans | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1907, for the Boston Americans | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .292 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 131 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
William Millar "Bunk" Congalton (January 24, 1875 – August 19, 1937) was a Canadian right fielder in Major League Baseball. A native of Guelph, Ontario, he stood 5'11" and weighed 190 lbs.[1]
Congalton was a minor league star who twice led the Western Association in batting average.[2] He reached the major leagues at the age of 27 with the Chicago Orphans, then was back in the big leagues three years later with the Cleveland Naps. He was fourth in the American League in 1906 with a .320 batting average, and also ranked in the league's top ten for on-base percentage (.361), slugging percentage (.396), and home runs (3). Playing for Cleveland and the Boston Americans in 1907, his .282 average was tenth-best in the league.
Congalton died at the age of 62 in Cleveland, Ohio after suffering a heart attack the previous Sunday at a Cleveland Indians game.[3] He was interred at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Twinsburg, Ohio.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bunk Congalton Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
- ^ Kavanagh, Jack. "Bunk Congalton". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
- ^ "The Obit for Bunk Congalton". TheDeadBallEra.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- SABR biography
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