| Birth: | Dec. 16, 1876 | | Death: | Mar. 13, 1932 | 
Major League Baseball Player. His birth name was Sammy Strang Nicklin but he played under the name Sammy Nicklin Strang. Nicknamed “The Dixie Thrush” this Chattanooga, Tennessee native played Major League baseball in 1896 for the Louisville Colonels then returned to the majors from 1900 to 1908 where he played for the Chicago Orphans, New York Giants, Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Superbas. He had a career batting average of .269 with 16 home runs, 479 runs scored and 253 RBI. In 1905 he was the Giants’ utility man and led the National League with eight pinch hits. Baseball lore says that the term “pinch hitter” came about because of his ability “to come through in the pinch." (bio by: Bigwoo)
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Note: Capt., US Infantry, Spanish American War & WWI | | | Burial:
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Hamilton County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section S #12897A |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 04, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 2990023 |
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