If Ginger Beaumont is remembered today, it's usually for being the first batter in modern World Series history. In the early days of the Deadball Era, however, he was considered baseball's finest leadoff man, a lifetime .311 hitter who was good enough to be named by both Bill Klem and Honus Wagner as the center fielder on their all-time teams. When contemporary observers spoke of Beaumont, they tended to focus on his surprising speed (he was once clocked from home to first in 4.4 seconds)--surprising because his typical playing weight was 190 lbs. on a 5'8" frame.
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If Ginger Beaumont is remembered today, it's usually for being the first batter in modern World Series history. In the early days of the Deadball Era, however, he was considered baseball's finest leadoff man, a lifetime .311 hitter who was good enoug...
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First Name:
Ginger
Last Name:
Beaumont
Given Name:
Clarence Howeth
Sort name:
Beaumont Clarence Howeth
Birth Year:
1876
Birth Month:
July
Birth Day:
23
Birth Country:
US
Birth State:
WI
Birth City:
Rochester
Death Year:
1956
Death Month:
April
Death Day:
10
Death Country:
US
Death State:
WI
Death City:
Burlington
BBRef ID:
beaumgi01
Retrosheet key:
beaug101
Article status:
Complete article
Old bio ID:
889
