Harry Stovey

Harry Duffield Stovey (December 20, 1856 – September 20, 1937), born Harry Duffield Stowe, was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player and the first player in major league history to hit 100 home runs. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stovey played for 14 seasons in the majors and was appointed player-manager on two separate occasions during his career.

Known today as both a prolific home run hitter and base-stealer, he led the league in both categories multiple times in his career, including a season record of 14 home runs in 1883 and a league-leading 97 stolen bases in 1890. From 1880 to 1891 he appeared in the top 10 in home runs every year except 1887, and led the league five times. He was the first to wear sliding pads and among the first to slide feet first.

  1. ^ "Harry Stovey's career stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  2. ^ "Progressive Leaders & Records for Home Runs". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  3. ^ "Harry Stovey's career stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  4. ^ "Harry Stovey's Biography". baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
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