For Howard Elbert Holmes, also known as Ducky, baseball player, see Ducky Holmes (catcher)

Ducky Holmes (catcher)

Howard Elbert "Ducky" Holmes was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played in 9 games for the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...

James William "Ducky" Holmes (January 28, 1869 – August 6, 1932) was an outfielder

Outfielder

Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He played ten seasons in the National League

National League

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 and American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 with the Louisville Colonels

Louisville Colonels

The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...

 (1895–97), New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 (1897), St. Louis Browns

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 (1898), Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles (19th century)

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 (1898–99), Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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 (1901–02), Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

 (1903), and Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 (1903–05). Born in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

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, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Holmes spent his first two seasons with the Colonels and played the next two seasons with four different clubs. After a season's absence, he returned to play in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

's inaugural season in 1901

1901 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:* American League: Chicago White Stockings* National League: Pittsburgh PiratesWorld Series: Not played due to AL-NL war over player contracts.-Other champions:* Minor leagues** California League: San Francisco Wasps...

. In 932 career games, Holmes batted .282 with 236 stolen base

Stolen base

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s and 1,014 hits

Hit (baseball)

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