finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date hofmethod hofdate death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1897 20 october 1906 1880 .303 71 1,129 883 5,363 cincinnati reds 17 october 1859 veteran 's committee 1939 cincinnati , ohio may 27 buckewing.jpeg batting at bats average home runs runs scored runs batted in troy trojans buck ewing right hoagland , ohio september 9 right catcher / infielder / outfielder buck ewing

buck ewing

william `` buck '' ewing -lrb- october 17 , 1859 -- october 20 , 1906 -rrb- was an american major league baseball player and manager , and is widely regarded as the best catcher of his era and is often argued as one of the best players of the 19th century .
