Tris Speaker
Tristram Edgar Speaker, nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), he compiled a career batting average of .345. His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. His 3,514 hits are fifth in the all-time hits list. Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. His fielding glove was known as the place "where triples go to die."
4 April 1888
Born on the same birth date (4 April 1888): Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian)
Born on the same birth day (4 April): Bob McDill • Craig T. Nelson • Dorothea Dix • Doug Lynch (ice hockey) • Gregg Hansford • Jason Ellison • Jonathan Agnew • Josh Todd (musician) • Justin O'Neill • Mary Kenny • Shunsuke Nishikawa • Sébastien Enjolras • Toktamış Ateş • Zénobe Gramme
Born in the same month (April 1888): Billy Minter • Cecil Kimber • Dan Ahearn • Dennis Chávez • Florence La Badie • Gerhard Ritter • Hans Richter (artist) • Herms Niel • John Crowe Ransom • Michael Heidelberger • Neville Cardus • Pe Maung Tin • Sol Hurok • Thomas C. Kinkaid • Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian)