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
Hits2,639
Home runs62
Runs batted in1,208
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1945
Election methodOld-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.).