Edward Charles "Jumbo" Cartwright (October 6, 1859 – September 3, 1933) was an American professional
first baseman
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in
Major League Baseball
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in 1890 and from 1894 to 1897. He played for the St. Louis Browns of the
American Association (predecessor of the current
St. Louis Cardinals
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) and the
Washington Senators of the
National League
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.
Cartwright is most famous for having seven
RBI in one inning, accomplished with the Browns on September 23, 1890; his record would stand for 109 years until it was broken by
Fernando Tatís
Fernando Gabriel Tatís Medina Sr. (; born January 1, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman who is the manager of the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. Over his 11-year Major League ...
of the Cardinals on April 23, 1999.
Cartwright also
hit for the cycle
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on September 30, 1895, while playing for the Senators against the
Boston Beaneaters
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.
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See also
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List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
In baseball, completing hitting for the cycle, the cycle is the accomplishment of hit (baseball), hitting a single (baseball), single, a double (baseball), double, a triple (baseball), triple, and a home run in the same game. In terms of freque ...
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1859 births
1933 deaths
Baseball players from Cambria County, Pennsylvania
St. Louis Browns (AA) players
Washington Senators (1891–1899) players
Major League Baseball first basemen
19th-century baseball players
19th-century American sportsmen
Youngstown (minor league baseball) players
Acid Iron Earths players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
St. Joseph Clay Eaters players
Hamilton Hams players
Montreal (minor league baseball) players
San Francisco Friscos players
San Francisco Metropolitans players
Missoula (minor league baseball) players
Tacoma Daisies players
Memphis Fever Germs players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
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