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Chick Autry (first baseman)

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Batting average
  
.195

Role
  
Baseball player

Name
  
Chick Autry

Runs batted in
  
17

Home runs
  
0


Died
  
January 16, 1976, Santa Rosa, California, United States

William Askew Autry (January 2, 1885 – January 16, 1976) was a utility first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in 1907 and 1909 for the Cincinnati Reds (1907) and Boston Doves (1909). Listed at 5' 11", 168 lb., Autry batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Humboldt, Tennessee.

In a two-season career, Autry was a .195 hitter (50-for-257) with 22 runs and 17 RBI in 81 games, including six doubles and six stolen bases. He did not hit a home run.

At first base, Autry posted a .989 fielding percentage with just eight errors in 701 chances. He made 12 outfield appearances at left (8) and center (4), committing one error in 31 chances for a collective .968 F%.

Autry died in Santa Rosa, California at age 91.

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