Oliver Perry Beard (May 2, 1862 – May 28, 1929) was an American
Major League Baseball
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player who played
shortstop
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for the
Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890. He then played
third base
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for the
Louisville Colonels
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in 1891.
Born in
Lexington, Kentucky,
[ it is claimed that his family invented the ]Kentucky
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version of the food, "Burgoo
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Et ...
". In his three-year career, he led the American Association American Association may refer to:
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* American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891
* American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997
* American Association of Profe ...
in games played with 141 in 1889, and twice finished in the top five in the league in triples. He finished his career with 331 games played, a .270 batting average
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, 195 runs scored, 34 doubles, 34 triples, and four home run
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s. He died at the age of 67 in Cincinnati, Ohio
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, and was cremated
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1862 births
1929 deaths
19th-century baseball players
Major League Baseball shortstops
Major League Baseball third basemen
Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players
Cincinnati Reds players
Louisville Colonels players
Minor league baseball managers
Evansville (minor league baseball) players
Nashville Americans players
Acid Iron Earths players
Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
Denver Mountaineers players
Spokane Bunchgrassers players
Macon Central City players
Macon Hornets players
Charleston Seagulls players
Kansas City Cowboys (minor league) players
Nashville Tigers players
Evansville Black Birds players
Rochester Blackbirds players
Detroit Tigers (Western League) players
Scranton Red Sox players
Baseball players from Lexington, Kentucky
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