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Alfred Joseph Parent (November 11, 1875 – November 2, 1972) was a professional 
In a 12-season career, Parent was a .262 hitter (1306-for-4984) with 20
The Deadball Era
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parent, Freddy Major League Baseball shortstops St. Louis Perfectos players Boston Americans players Chicago White Sox players Portland (minor league baseball) players New Haven Blues players Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players Providence Grays (minor league) players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players 20th-century American sportsmen Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Springfield Ponies players Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from York County, Maine 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Sportspeople from Biddeford, Maine People from Sanford, Maine 1875 births 1972 deaths
baseball
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player. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball
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(MLB), between 1899 and 1911, for the St. Louis Perfectos, Boston Americans
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and Chicago White Sox
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, primarily as a shortstop
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. Parent batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Biddeford, Maine
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.
Listed at , 154 lb., Parent was known primarily for his fielding skills, but he also was a solid hitter and an intelligent baserunner. Twice he hit .300, including a career-high .306 in 1901, and led the American League
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in at bat
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s in 1902. He broke up three no-hit
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bids, as he got his club's only hits in these games. At shortstop, defensive play saved Cy Young's perfect game. He also was a member of the Boston team who clinched in 1903 the first World Championship
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in major league history.
In a 12-season career, Parent was a .262 hitter (1306-for-4984) with 20 home run
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s and 471 RBI in 1327 games, including 180 doubles, 74 triples
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, 633 runs and 184 stolen base
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s. In the 1903 World Series
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, he hit .281 (9-32) with eight runs and four RBI.
Parent was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in 1911 after a pay dispute with Charles Comiskey
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. In 1914 Baltimore signed Babe Ruth
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. Parent coached Ruth more than anybody else at the time. Due to low attendance owner Dunn began to sell players. He visited the Red Sox and closed the sale of Ruth with help of Parent who was trusted by player-manager Bill Carrigan.
In the fall of 1960, Parent appeared on the television program '' I've Got A Secret'' alongside Pittsburgh Pirate Tommy Leach
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, as a commemoration of participating in the first World Series in 1903.
Parent died in Sanford, Maine
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, at the age of 96. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving participant of the inaugural 1903 World Series.
See also
*List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
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References
External links
The Deadball Era
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parent, Freddy Major League Baseball shortstops St. Louis Perfectos players Boston Americans players Chicago White Sox players Portland (minor league baseball) players New Haven Blues players Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players Providence Grays (minor league) players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players 20th-century American sportsmen Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Springfield Ponies players Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from York County, Maine 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Sportspeople from Biddeford, Maine People from Sanford, Maine 1875 births 1972 deaths