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.

References

• ?Tris Speaker Obituary?. (December 9, 1958) New York Times
• ?Snodgrass $30,000 Muff Costs Giants Victory?. (October 17, 1912) New York Times
• Eugene Murdock, Baseball Players and Their Times. New York: Mecklermedia, 1991
• IMDB Tris Speaker?s IMDB page
• The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Tris Speaker?s page