Jim O'Rourke (baseball)

Jim O'Rourke
Outfielder
Born: (1850-09-01)September 1, 1850 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died: January 8, 1919(1919-01-08) (aged 68) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1872, for the Middletown Mansfields
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1904, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.310
Hits	2,639
Home runs	62
Runs batted in	1,208
Teams
As player Middletown Mansfields (1872) Boston Red Stockings / Red Caps (1873–1878) Providence Grays (1879) Boston Red Caps (1880) Buffalo Bisons (1881–1884) New York Giants (1885–1889) New York Giants (PL) (1890) New York Giants (1891–1892) Washington Senators (1893) New York Giants (1904) As manager Buffalo Bisons (1881–1884) Washington Senators (1893)
Career highlights and awards
NL home run leader (1880)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1945
Election method	Old-Timers Committee

James Henry O'Rourke (September 1, 1850 – January 8, 1919), nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a left fielder. For the period 1876–1892, he ranks behind only Cap Anson in career major league games played (1,644), hits (2,146), at-bats (6,884), doubles (392) and total bases (2,936), and behind only Harry Stovey in runs scored (1,370) (Stovey was a younger player; Anson played five seasons and O'Rourke four prior to 1876.).