Cecil Glenford Bolton (February 13, 1904 – August 25, 1993) was a

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for the

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near the end of the 1928 season (September 21 – September 30). A native of

Booneville, Mississippi Booneville is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi and is the county seat of Prentiss County. It is located in the hilly North Mississippi region, and ecologically is part of the Southeastern Plains region. The city of Booneville is nicknamed ...

, the 24-year-old rookie stood and weighed 195 lbs. Bolton had two hits in thirteen

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(.154), but both hits were triples, giving him a

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of .462. He shares the record with

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for most triples in a career with no other hits at two. He scored one run. At

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, he handled 42 out of 44 chances successfully for a .955

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