Topsy Hartsel

Topsy Hartsel
Outfielder
Born: (1874-06-26)June 26, 1874 Polk, Ohio
Died: Toledo, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 14, 1898, for the Louisville Colonels
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1911, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.276
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	341
Teams
Louisville Colonels (1898–1899) Cincinnati Reds (1900) Chicago Orphans (1901) Philadelphia Athletics (1902–1911)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1910, 1911) AL stolen base leader (1902)

Tully Frederick "Topsy" Hartsel (June 26, 1874 – October 14, 1944) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in Polk, Ohio, and played for the Louisville Colonels (1898–99), Cincinnati Reds (1900), Chicago Orphans (1901) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1902–11), with whom he won the World Series in 1910. On September 10, 1901, he established the record for putouts by a left fielder in a nine-inning game, with 11 against the Brooklyn Superbas.

Hartsel died in Toledo, Ohio, on October 14, 1944.

Topsy Hartsel, circa 1911.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders
• List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference