| Max Bishop | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: September 5, 1899 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: February 24, 1962 (aged 62) Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1924, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 21, 1935, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .271 |
| Home runs | 41 |
| Runs batted in | 379 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Max Frederick Bishop (September 5, 1899 – February 24, 1962) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1924 through 1935, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and won the World Series in 1929 and 1930. He played his final two seasons for the Boston Red Sox.
Bishop was the leadoff hitter for one of the most feared batting orders in the history of baseball featuring three future Baseball Hall of Fame members (Al Simmons, Jimmie Foxx, and Mickey Cochrane).[2] Nicknamed "Camera Eye" for his ability to draw bases on balls, his .423 career on-base percentage ranks as the 15th highest in Major League Baseball history.[3] His career ratio of bases on balls to plate appearances (.1996) ranks 3rd all-time for players with 1,000 or more bases on balls, and his career ratio of bases on balls to hits is the highest of any player in Major League Baseball history.[4]
After his playing career Bishop served as baseball head coach at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1938 to 1962.[5]
- ^ "Max Bishop statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ Mann, Jack (August 19, 1996). "Lost In History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for On-Base Percentage". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ James, Bill (2001). The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. New York: Free Press. p. 512. ISBN 0-684-80697-5.
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. "The Baseball Biography Project: Max Bishop". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 27, 2019.