Tris Speaker

Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas - December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, Texas), nicknamed ?Spoke? (a play on his last name) and ?Grey Eagle? (for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player considered to be the best defensive center fielder to ever play the game. Speaker was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during the second year of voting, 1937.

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April 4 - 1888 - Hubbard, Texas - December 8 - 1958 - Lake Whitney, Texas - American - Baseball - Center fielder - Baseball Hall of Fame - 1937

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