Harry Niles
American baseball player (1880-1953)
Herbert Clyde Niles (September 10, 1880 – April 18, 1953) was an American outfielder/infielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the 1906 and 1910 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 175 pounds (79 kg), Niles batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Buchanan, Michigan.
Career
Niles entered the majors in 1906 with the St. Louis Browns, playing for them two years before joining the New York Highlanders (1908), Boston Red Sox (1908–1910) and Cleveland Naps (1910). A valuable utility man and aggressive base runner, he scored 71 runs and stole 30 bases in his rookie season. Then, in 1907 hit career-numbers with a .289 and a .331 on-base percentage while collecting 65 runs and 19 steals, and in 1909 posted career-numbers in games (145), RBI (39) and extrabases (18).
On June 30, 1908, Nile was the only batter to reach base against Boston pitcher Cy Young. When batting leadoff for New York, Niles walked, then was caught stealing. Young retired the next 26 batters and had to settle for a no-hitter, rather than a perfect game.
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