Harry Niles

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Harry Niles

Born: September 10, 1880 in Buchanan, Michigan
Died: April 18, 1953 (aged 72) in Sturgis, Michigan
Bats: Right
Throws: ​Right
Height: 5’8″
Weight: 175 lbs.
Position:  Outfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Played For:

St. Louis Browns (1906–1907)
New York Highlanders (1908)
Boston Red Sox (1908–1910)
Cleveland Naps (1910)

Biography:

Niles entered the majors in 1906 with the St. Louis Browns, playing for them two years before joining the New York Highlanders (1908), Boston Red Sox (1908–1910) and Cleveland Naps(1910). A valuable utility man and aggressive base runner, he scored 71 runs and stole 30 bases in his rookie season. Then, in 1907 hit career-numbers with a .289 and a .331 on-base percentage while collecting 65 runs and 19 steals, and in 1909 posted career-numbers in games (145), RBI (39) and extrabases (18).

Niles was a Michigander and played in the majors from 1906-1910, for four different American League teams: St. Louis, New York, Boston, and Cleveland. He was born on September 10, 1880 in Buchanan, a small city in southwest Michigan, about 13 miles from South Bend, Indiana. Just six miles due east of Buchanan is the larger city of Niles, Michigan.

On Jun 30, 1908, Niles broke up the perfect game bid of Boston pitcher Cy Young, when batting leadoff for New York walked, then caught stealing. Young retired the next 26 batters and had to settle for a no-hitter. Then, on Aug 30, 1910, New York’s Tom Hughes retired 28 batters before surrendering a 10-inning single to Cleveland’s Niles.

More info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Niles
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/986b8a2f