James "Tip" O'Neill

[Maddiesdad]

The following is a piece I put together on James "Tip" O'Neill. The right-handed pitcher/outfielder major league ball from 1883-1892, and in 1887 put together an offensive season for the ages.

James "Tip" O'Neill (http://socalrecruitspot.com/2014/06/20/tip-oneill-the-woodstock-wonder/)

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[Maddiesdad]

Appreciate the "views". Always open to questions/feedback

[cdn_collector]

Nice article you've written there.

Over the years I've owned a few Tip O'Neill cards. Don't own any now, but at some point I know I'll put together a player collection of him.

Cheers,

Richard.

[Jay Wolt]

Nice article. I have a few O'Neill cards incl a modern one that looks cool

http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/tiponeill.jpg

[cdn_collector]

Wow, GREAT group of cards, Jay.

Is Tip wearing a breathe right in on that Buchner? ;)

Richard.

[Maddiesdad]

Great cards, and glad to see you enjoyed the article. The plan is to add 2-3 per week to the site.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Very cool story. I was always curious about him. Wasn't his average much higher at the time (based on the way it was calculated)?

[Maddiesdad]

In 1887 baseball chose to count Walks as both hits and at-bats. As a general rule though, most baseball encyclopedia/database sources use the standard/current method of calculation. The .435 O'Neill posted was his true batting average based on current standards.

[ZachS]

Nice article. I once had a Tip O'Neill card but sold it a while back.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/zguinness/cards/oneil_zps2cf18562.jpg