Abner Dalrymple
From BR Bullpen
Abner Frank Dalrymple
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Weight 175 lb.
- Debut May 1, 1878
- Final Game October 2, 1891
- Born September 9, 1857 in Gratiot, WI USA
- Died January 25, 1939 in Warren, IL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Abner Dalrymple was the Opening Day lead-off man for the Chicago White Stockings each year from 1879 to 1886. George Gore batted second behind him on Opening Day each year. In 1887, Billy Sunday replaced him on the team as the Opening Day lead-off batter.
Dalrymple led the league in at-bats four times during the period 1880-85.
Abner Dalrymple hit 22 home runs in 1884, which was one of the highest single-season home-run totals of the nineteenth century. He hit for the cycle in September, 1891, in one of the last games he ever played.
Although Dalrymple made his debut in 1878, in the third year of the young National League, he was still alive many years later in 1938, Lou Gehrig's last full season. Dalrymple died in 1939, the rookie season of Ted Williams.
