Steve Yerkes

Full Name: Stephen Douglas Yerkes	Primary Position: 2B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/165	First Game: September 29, 1909
Birthdate: May 15, 1888	Final Game: October 1, 1916
Birthplace: Hatboro, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: January 31, 1971
Deathplace: Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Steve Yerkes (Stephen Douglas Yerkes) was born on May 15, 1888 in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 29, 1909 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1911, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 1 home run and 57 RBI. Yerkes played for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Rebels and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Steve Yerkes's best season was 1911, when he hit for a .279 average and knocked in 57 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1909	BOS	A	5	7	0	2	0	0	.286	.286	.286	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1911	BOS	A	142	502	70	140	1	57	.279	.354	.345	24	3	52	0	6	31	14
1912	BOS	A	131	523	73	132	0	42	.252	.312	.317	22	6	41	0	4	25	4
1913	BOS	A	137	483	67	129	1	48	.267	.338	.358	29	6	50	32	2	25	11
1914	PIT	F	39	142	18	48	1	25	.338	.386	.493	9	5	11	13	0	5	2
1914	BOS	A	92	293	23	64	1	23	.218	.259	.300	17	2	14	23	2	12	5
1914	Total		131	435	41	112	2	48	.257	.301	.363	26	7	25	36	2	17	7
1915	PIT	F	121	434	44	125	1	49	.288	.337	.371	17	8	30	27	2	14	17
1916	CHI	N	44	137	12	36	1	10	.263	.308	.358	6	2	9	7	0	3	1
Total	NL		44	137	12	36	1	10	.263	.308	.358	6	2	9	7	0	3	1
Total	FL		160	576	62	173	2	74	.300	.349	.401	26	13	41	40	2	19	19
Total	AL		507	1808	233	467	3	170	.258	.322	.333	92	17	157	55	14	93	34
Total			711	2521	307	676	6	254	.268	.328	.350	124	32	207	102	16	115	54

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1909	BOS	A	SS	2	1	2	0	0	1.000
1911	BOS	A	3B	11	16	21	4	0	.902
1911	BOS	A	SS	116	232	337	45	37	.927
1911	BOS	A	2B	14	40	30	3	2	.959
1912	BOS	A	2B	131	244	323	34	39	.943
1913	BOS	A	2B	129	220	341	25	31	.957
1914	PIT	F	SS	39	89	139	6	13	.974
1914	BOS	A	2B	91	177	241	12	38	.972
1915	PIT	F	SS	8	13	14	5	4	.844
1915	PIT	F	2B	114	242	322	19	38	.967
1916	CHI	N	2B	41	79	114	17	14	.919
Total			3B	11	16	21	4	0	.902
Total			SS	165	335	492	56	54	.937
Total			2B	520	1002	1371	110	162	.956

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Sold by Pittsburg Rebels to Chicago Cubs (February 10, 1916).

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