Jesse Burkett
Baseball Player

Jesse Burkett Net Worth

Jesse Burkett was a Hall of Fame left fielder born on December 4, 1868 in Wheeling, WV. Nicknamed The Crab, he won three National League batting titles during his career which spanned from 1890 with the New York Giants to 1905 with the Boston Americans.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 4, 1868
Birth Place Wheeling, WV
Age 151 YEARS OLD
Died On May 27, 1953 (age 84)
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $3 million (2024)

About

Hall of Fame left fielder nicknamed The Crab; won three National League batting titles in a career that spanned from 1890 with the New York Giants to 1905 with the Boston Americans.

Before Fame

He started his baseball career as a pitcher, playing professionally in the New England League in 1888.

Trivia

He set the MLB record for most inside-the-park home runs, with fifty-five - a record that will most definitely never be broken.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife Ellen McGrath.

Associated With

He and Joe McGinnity were both inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

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