Kiki Cuyler
Vital Statistics:
Born: Aug. 30, 1898 in Harrisville, Mich.
Died: Feb. 11, 1950
Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-1927), Chicago Cubs (1928-1935), Cincinnati Reds (1935-1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938)
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1968
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Primary position: Right field
Career Highlights:
After Retirement:
Born: Aug. 30, 1898 in Harrisville, Mich.
Died: Feb. 11, 1950
Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1921-1927), Chicago Cubs (1928-1935), Cincinnati Reds (1935-1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1938)
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1968
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Primary position: Right field
Career Highlights:
- Hit .321 lifetime and better than .300 in 10 of his 15 seasons.
- Led the National League in steals four times and played on four pennant-winning teams. The 1925 Pirates won the World Series, with Cuyler driving in the winning run against Walter Johnson of the Senators.
- In 1925, he hit .357 and lked the NL in triples (26) and runs scored (144).
- Nickname of Kiki, invented by sportswriters, rhymes with "eye-eye".
After Retirement:
- Was a coach with the Cubs and Red Sox when he died of a heart attack before the 1950 season.
