Ollie Beard
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Oliver Perry Beard
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut April 17, 1889
- Final Game June 28, 1891
- Born May 2, 1862 in Lexington, KY USA
- Died May 28, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Ollie Beard led the 1889 American Association in games played as a rookie. He moved to the 1890 National League the following season and then came back to the 1891 American Association the next year.
Beard played professionally at least from 1884-96. Born in Lexington, KY, he played in the majors for Cincinnati and Louisville.
Historian Lee Allen's book The Cincinnati Reds says that Beard "came from a distinguished Kentucky family that invented the famous Kentucky dish that pleases epicurians, burgoo."
He managed several seasons in the minors. The book Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist mentions him as Waddell's manager with the minor league Detroit team.

