Roger Connor

Roger Connor
1888 baseball card of Connor
First baseman / Manager
Born: (1857-07-01)July 1, 1857 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Died: January 4, 1931(1931-01-04) (aged 73) Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 1, 1880, for the Troy Trojans
Last MLB appearance
May 18, 1897, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.317
Hits	2,467
Home runs	138
Runs batted in	1,322
Teams
As player Troy Trojans (1880–1882) New York Gothams / Giants (1883–1889) New York Giants (PL) (1890) New York Giants (1891) Philadelphia Phillies (1892) New York Giants (1893–1894) St. Louis Browns (1894–1897) As manager St. Louis Browns (1896)
Career highlights and awards
2× NL champion (1888, 1889) NL batting champion (1885) NL RBI leader (1889)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1976
Election method	Veterans Committee

Roger Connor (July 1, 1857 – January 4, 1931) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played for several teams, but his longest tenure was in New York, where he was responsible for the New York Gothams becoming known as the Giants. He was the player whom Babe Ruth succeeded as the all-time career home run champion. Connor hit 138 home runs during his 18-year career, and his career home run record stood for 23 years after his retirement in 1897.

Connor owned and managed minor league baseball teams after his playing days. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by its Veterans Committee in 1976. Largely forgotten after his retirement, Connor was buried in an unmarked grave until a group of citizens raised money for a grave marker in 2001.