| Birth: | Apr. 11, 1852 | | Death: | Apr. 14, 1922 | 
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, he began to play professionally in the National Association (NA) as an infielder at the age of 19. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his era, he played a record 27 consecutive seasons 1876 to 1897, with the Chicago Cubs franchise, then known as the White Stockings and later the Colts. He led the team to five National League pennants in the 1880s and was the first to tally over 3,000 career hits. He finished his playing career with 3418 hits, 97 homeruns, 2076 runs batted and a .333 batting average. After retiring as a player, he managed the New York Giants and ran several sport enterprises in Chicago. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Virginia Madeline Feigal Anson (1859 - 1916)*
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Search Amazon for Adrian Anson | | | Burial:
Oak Woods Cemetery
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Section E, Division 4, Lot 10 (just off of paved road) |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 2384 |
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You are the best of the best. Nobody did it any better. If I never live to see a Cubs world series, at least I have good memories of how good they used to be. The Cubs need to move back to Grant Park or back to Sheridan Park. Wrigley Feld was never me...(Read more)
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Added: Apr. 29, 2013 |
You are the best of the best. Nobody did it any better. If I never live to see a Cubs world series, at least I have good memories of how good they used to be. The Cubs need to move back to Grant Park or back to Sheridan Park. Wrigley Feld was never me...(Read more)
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Added: Apr. 29, 2013 |
Cap- You are interred at Oakwood Cemetary, along with Bill Veeck When i'm in the area I stop by and say a quick prayer. Great memories. R.I.P
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Added: Apr. 21, 2013 |
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