Jim O'Rourke (baseball player)

James Henry O'Rourke (August 24, 1852 - January 8, 1919), nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball who was primarily a left fielder. In the era before the establishment of the pitching mound in 1893, he ranked behind only Cap Anson in career games played (1644), hits (2146), at-bats (6884), doubles (392) and total bases (2936), and behind only Harry Stovey in runs scored (1370).

External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
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