Freddie Maguire Stats & Facts
Freddie Maguire Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 71 Weight: 155 Born: 5 10, 1899 in Roxbury, MA USA Died: 11 3 1961 in Boston, MA USA Debut: 9/22/1922 Last Game: 9/27/1931 Full Name: Frederick Edward Maguire
The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and five players
1928 – The Boston Braves trade National League batting champion Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for $200,000 and players Freddie Maguire (IF), Percy Jones (P), Lou Legett (C), Socks Seibold and P Bruce Cunningham. The hard-hitting Hornsby, who posted a .387 batting average with 21 home runs for the Braves, will enjoy another spectacular season in 1929 for his new club. He will compile a .380 average with 39 home runs and 149 RBI. Braves owner-president Emil Fuchs also decides to be his own manager. Under Fuchs, the Braves will finish 56-98, good for last place. He will be the last manager with no professional playing experience until Ted Turner’s one game on May 11, 1977.
