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December 16). During his years with the team, he developed a reputation of being slow-footed and having a throwing arm that was described as "terrible" and "weak". However, his steadiness behind the plate and his bat kept him in the lineup. He became the starting catcher "by default"
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in a rematch of the series from two years before. However, he played just one game in the series, entering the 7th inning of Game 4 as a defensive substitute and hitting a double two innings later. The catching situation—along with his dismal .221 batting average that year—made
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Collins to court over alleged unpaid federal income tax from 1945 to 1950. Although he was convicted in December of evading $ 4,037 ($ 46,319 today), a federal judge ordered a new trial after evidence emerged showing his friend had deposited $ 48,300 ($ 554,179 today) in a safety deposit box
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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
335:– who usually called everyone "Kid" due to his inability to remember people's names – mockingly gave Collins the nickname "Horse Nose". After his major league career ended, he went on to run a restaurant in Kansas City, then operate a
658:". Many sports analysts, baseball writers and fans consider the 1927 team the greatest baseball team of all time. Although Collins was labelled an "offensive afterthought", he still managed to bat a respectable .275 and
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Bengough. He appeared in the most games behind the plate out of the three players – 89 games caught by Collins versus 68 by Grabowski and Bengough's 30. He was usually placed near the bottom of the Yankees
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reached base in the third inning, but needed to use the restroom. Collins was inserted into the game as a pinch runner until Ezzell returned. In the ninth inning, Collins returned to pinch hit for pitcher
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36 runs in 311 plate appearances. Defensively, he once again finished fourth in the AL in number of games (89) and putouts (267) at catcher, while also recording the fourth highest
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season, making his final major league appearance on May 23. During his brief tenure with the team, he was hitless, but drove in 2 runs, drew 3 walks and had 3
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in seven games. Collins did not receive much playing time throughout the series, appearing in just three games and getting no hits and one strikeout in two
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1820:"October 5, 1927 World Series Game 1, Yankees at Pirates Play by Play and Box Score"
1794:"1927 World Series (4–0): New York Yankees (110–44) over Pittsburgh Pirates (94–60)"
1649:"1926 World Series (4–3): St. Louis Cardinals (89–65) over New York Yankees (91–63)"
1285:"June 8, 1923 St. Louis Browns at Philadelphia Athletics Play by Play and Box Score"
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in July, but the deal fell through and he remained with the team through to the
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1597:"July 20, 1926 St. Louis Browns at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score"
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ratio (41.4) in the AL, though he also recorded the fifth highest number of
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The Wonder Team: The True Story of the Incomparable 1927 New York Yankees
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on August 30, 1925, in exchange for $ 25,000 ($ 434,345 today) and three
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1898:"1928 New York Yankees Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics"
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Collins managed to play just seven games for the Braves during the
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champion, he is famous for being the only major league player to
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529:(AA). There, he batted .316 and hit 19 home runs in 132 games.
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rule and allowed Collins to pinch hit. However, the official
2083:"Pat Collins Awarded St. Joseph Franchise in Western League"
1707:"Baseball Preview '02: 75th anniversary of Murderers' Row"
789:. In 1936, he teamed up with former minor league pitcher
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September 5, 1919, for the St. Louis Browns
1985:. St. Petersburg, Florida. December 27, 1929. p. 5A
1735:"Tom Verducci's Top 10 Teams of All Time – 1927 Yankees"
2135:"Western League to Operate; Rock Island Is New Member"
2063:. Dubuque. Associated Press. March 4, 1936. p. 10
457:, he became the first and only major league player to
1765:"Murderers' Row – Opposing Pitchers' Worst Nightmare"
1317:. St. Petersburg, Florida. March 19, 1924. p. 13
1449:"Earl Smith Rates As Best Backstop In Coming Series"
252:(September 13, 1896 – May 20, 1960) was an American
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1311:"Tuesday Was Hard Luck Day In Most Baseball Camps"
1097:"Pat Collins Granted New Trial in Income Tax Case"
678:, while in the latter game he went 3-for-3 with a
368:Collins began his professional baseball career in
129:May 23, 1929, for the Boston Braves
1141:"Pat Collins Minor League Statistics and History"
706:and at the end of the season, he was sold to the
2089:. Associated Press. November 16, 1936. p. 5
1045:"Tax Liens Filed Against Former Baseball Player"
891:. "United States Census, 1910", index and images
1505:"Shadows Of Yankee Park May Trip Card Sluggers"
1476:"Claim St. Louis Battery Forces Outshine Yanks"
1455:. Associated Press. October 4, 1927. p. 10
781:After playing his final major league season in
2178:Career statistics and player information from
2109:"St. Joseph to Forfeit Its Baseball Franchise"
1398:Rochester Evening Journal and the Post Express
1077:. Associated Press. January 5, 1953. p. 5
714:Boston Braves and back to the minors (1929–32)
645:season saw Collins split catching duties with
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2115:. Associated Press. March 27, 1937. p. 2
1577:. Associated Press. July 23, 1926. p. 12
1051:. Associated Press. April 2, 1952. p. 13
586:(4.75) as catcher, while finishing fourth in
453:(AL) at 44.4%. During a June 8 road game at
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2037:. Associated Press. July 12, 1931. p. 2
1536:The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
1337:"Yanks Lost To Sox But Cobb's Men Also Fall"
961:. Associated Press. May 20, 1960. p. 14
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2031:"Collins, Deviveros Are Signed by Omaha"
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1474:Farrell, Henry L. (September 28, 1926).
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2005:"Pat Collins Signs With Seattle Club"
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1623:"Wally Schang Statistics and History"
1426:. Dubuque. August 31, 1925. p. 8
1173:. Sports Reference. September 5, 1919
917:Trachtenberg, Leo (January 1, 1995).
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1872:"Bill Dickey Statistics and History"
1571:"Yanks Buy Severeid From Washington"
1254:"Nolan is KC's Mr. Amateur Baseball"
1218:Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott (2008).
1022:. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 6
859:"Pat Collins Statistics and History"
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1956:. Sports Reference. October 9, 1928
1852:. Sports Reference. October 8, 1927
1826:. Sports Reference. October 5, 1927
351:for him. After being treated for a
1343:. Regina. June 23, 1924. p. 8
1014:Claassen, Harold (July 10, 1941).
983:Tony Lazzeri: A Baseball Biography
14:
1603:. Sports Reference. July 20, 1926
1539:. Random House LLC. p. 228.
1363:"Sisler Makes Protest To Johnson"
793:in attempting to establish a new
537:The Saints traded Collins to the
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1533:Montville, Leigh (May 2, 2006).
1367:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
1291:. Sports Reference. June 8, 1923
980:Votano, Paul (January 1, 2005).
654:, which was given the nickname "
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2011:. December 29, 1929. p. 1C
465:in the same game. His teammate
2849:Baseball players from Missouri
2844:Major League Baseball catchers
1979:"Collins Leaves National Loop"
1394:"Suspension Of Collins Lifted"
1252:Sambol, Rich (June 20, 1998).
923:. Popular Press. p. 155.
626:, the Yankees advanced to the
279:and also played five games at
1:
1741:. Time Warner. Archived from
1103:. January 4, 1953. p. C3
2859:St. Paul Saints (AA) players
1771:. March 23, 2002. p. 6B
1705:Bock, Hal (March 19, 2002).
955:"Former Yankee Catcher Dies"
685:After the Yankees purchased
346:In April 1952, the state of
222:Career highlights and awards
2196:Baseball Reference (Minors)
1400:. June 26, 1924. p. 15
434:in a 12–3 loss against the
250:Tharon Leslie "Pat" Collins
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1709:. Associated Press Archive
1369:. June 23, 1924. p. 6
533:New York Yankees (1926–28)
525:team that competed in the
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259:who played ten seasons in
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1983:The Evening Independent
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1071:"New Pat Collins Trial"
1020:The Evening Independent
670:, where they swept the
321:Sweet Springs, Missouri
72:Sweet Springs, Missouri
2009:The Milwaukee Sentinel
1954:Baseball-Reference.com
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562:(.433) and tenth best
482:agreed to drop the no
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2854:Joplin Miners players
2839:Boston Braves players
2113:The Milwaukee Journal
2035:The Milwaukee Journal
959:St. Joseph News-Press
815:Rock Island Islanders
523:minor league baseball
288:minor league baseball
261:Major League Baseball
2139:The Telegraph-Herald
2061:The Telegraph-Herald
1424:The Telegraph-Herald
1258:The Kansas City Star
1101:The Hartford Courant
799:St. Joseph, Missouri
747:Pacific Coast League
735:International League
564:at bats per home run
527:American Association
777:Post-playing career
664:fielding percentage
632:St. Louis Cardinals
620:Washington Senators
590:(401) and fifth in
359:Professional career
325:Kansas City, Kansas
124:Last MLB appearance
89:Kansas City, Kansas
2188:Baseball Reference
2087:St. Joseph Gazette
1341:The Morning Leader
672:Pittsburgh Pirates
578:(6) and fourth in
560:on-base percentage
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628:1926 World Series
547:Pee-Wee Wanninger
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