Happy birthday Paul Hines...March 1 WAR leader

[michael3322]

"Paul Hines was a 19th-century all-around star who played in the big leagues from 1872 through 1891. He was a fine hitter, compiling a .302 lifetime mark with an impressive 2,133 hits in just 1,658 games. The latter two totals were third all-time at that point in big-league history, behind only Cap Anson and Jim O’Rourke. His overall OPS+ of 132 demonstrates that he was a high-caliber player.

The speedy Hines was also “known as the most colorful and sensational outfielder in the league, with an astounding ability to capture low line drives.”1 That skill was evident on May 8, 1878, when he took part in what may have been the first unassisted triple play in the majors. If it was, it numbered – along with his Triple Crown the same year – among many firsts he could claim in his long and successful career."

Paul Hines
SABR article by Maurice Bouchard
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/paul-hines/

Fun fact from his Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hines):

"Hines was a favorite player of William McKinley while the latter was a United States Representative from Ohio."

For those who want to review his stats, see:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...inespa01.shtml

And finally a card...
1887 Buchner Gold Coin