Hub Collins

Hub Collins
Collins in 1889
Second baseman
Born: (1864-04-15)April 15, 1864 Louisville, Kentucky
Died: May 21, 1892(1892-05-21) (aged 28) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1886, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
May 14, 1892, for the Brooklyn Grooms
MLB statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	319
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1886–1888) Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms (1888–1892)
Career highlights and awards
American Association pennant: 1889 National League pennant: 1890 Four seasons with 100+ runs scored

Hubert B. "Hub" Collins (April 15, 1864 – May 21, 1892) was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1886 to 1892 with the Louisville Colonels and Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms.

Biography

Collins was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 1885, and he started his major league career with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1886. Near the end of the 1888 season, he was purchased by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.[1]

Collins was the National League leader in runs scored in 1890 with Brooklyn. For his career, he compiled a .284 batting average, a 117 OPS+, 653 runs scored, 319 runs batted in, and 335 stolen bases.[1] He was considered to be very fast.[2]

In April 1892, Collins became ill with typhoid fever. He died in Brooklyn the following month at age 28.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders
• List of baseball players who died during their careers

References

1. "Hub Collins Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
2. McNeil, William F. (2001). The Dodgers Encyclopedia. p. 38.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)