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Billy Sunday
Nickname(s): The Evangelist
1862-1935
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OF 1883-90 Cubs, Pittsburgh , Phillies
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| Games | Average | HR | RBI |
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499 | .248 | 12 | 170 |
At the height of his career, the fleet-footed Sunday (who had just stolen 84 bases
in 1890) quit baseball to enter Christian work. From beginnings as a YMCA secretary,
he rose to fame as an fiery evangelist, spearheading the Prohibitionist movement
and attempting to outlaw Sunday baseball. He often would "slide" onto the stage as
if sliding into a base.
(FIC)
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