Information AboutPaul Hines |
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Paul A. Hines ( March 1 1852 - July 10 1935 ) was an American Center Fielder in professional Baseball , playing in the National Association and Major League Baseball from 1872 to 1891. Born in Virginia , he is credited as having won baseball's first Triple Crown in 1878 ; the accomplishment was not noted at the time, as Runs Batted In would not become a recognized statistic for many years, and Home Run s were rare and did not earn strong attention. There is some controversy over whether he was also the first player to turn an Unassisted Triple Play . During the first five seasons of the National League 's existence, from 1876 through 1880, Hines made more Base Hits than any other player, and upon his retirement he ranked behind only Cap Anson and Jim O'Rourke in career hits in the major leagues with 1,884. He also remained among the major leagues' top ten career home run hitters as late as 1887. Hines died at age 83 in Hyattsville, Maryland . EXTERNAL LINK |
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