Orth Stein "Buck" Collins (April 27, 1880 – December 13, 1949) was a

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outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...

and

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. Collins played for the

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in and the Washington Senators in . In 13 career games, he had six hits, all for the Highlanders, and a .250 batting average. He batted left and threw right-handed. He also pitched in one game for Washington, in 1909, pitching one inning, and collecting a strikeout. Collins was born in

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, and died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at age 69 .

External links

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