Jim O'Rourke (baseball)

American baseball player (1850–1919)

Born
1850
James Henry O'Rourke, nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association, the National League, and the Players' League who played primarily as a left fielder. For the period 1876–1892, he ranks behind only Cap Anson in career major league games played (1,644), hits (2,146), at-bats (6,884), doubles (392) and total bases (2,936), and behind only Harry Stovey in runs scored (1,370). In 1945, O'Rourke was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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