Ace Stewart
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Asa Stewart
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 176 lb.
- Debut April 18, 1895
- Final Game August 17, 1895
- Born February 14, 1869 in Terre Haute, IN USA
- Died April 17, 1912 in Terre Haute, IN USA
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Ace Stewart set a Western League record with 102 errors at second base in 1894 for the Sioux City Cornhuskers; he also hit .317 with 53 steals and a team-high 22 homers. He was signed by the Chicago Colts the following year but personality conflicts with Cap Anson and sub-par performance offensively and defensively led him to return to the Western for four years with the Indianapolis Hoosiers. He briefly was the property of the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates but never returned to the majors. In 1900 he played for the Kansas City Blues of the American League but when the AL became a major league in '01, Stewart returned to the Western. He played the next three seasons with the Omaha Omahogs and Omaha Indians and helped recruit Three Finger Brown to join Omaha.
Grandfather of Patrick Stewart
Source: "The Western League" by W.C. Madden and Patrick Stewart
