| Pat Collins | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Pat_Collins_1922.jpg) Collins with the St. Louis Browns, 1922 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 13, 1896 Sweet Springs, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: May 20, 1960 (aged 63) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1919, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 23, 1929, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Home runs | 33 |
| Runs batted in | 168 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tharon Leslie "Pat" Collins (September 13, 1896 – May 20, 1960) was an American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Boston Braves from 1919 to 1929. Collins batted and threw right-handed and also played five games at first base.
Collins played minor league baseball for the Joplin Miners until 1919, when he signed with the Browns. After spending six seasons with the organization, Collins spent a one-year sojourn in the minor leagues before he was traded to the Yankees, where he spent the next three years and played in the famous 1927 Murderers' Row lineup. At the conclusion of the 1928 season, he was traded to the Braves, with whom he played his last major league game on May 23, 1929. A two-time World Series champion, he is famous for being the only major league player to pinch hit and pinch run in the same game.