Samuel Strang Nicklin (December 16, 1876 – March 13, 1932) was an American professional

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player for the

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(1896), Chicago Orphans (1900 and 1902),

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(1901 and 1905–08),

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(1902) and Brooklyn Superbas (1903–04). He also played

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for the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Strang was born in

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. He helped the Giants win the 1905 World Series. He led the

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in On-base percentage (.423) in 1906. In 10 seasons he played in 903 games and had 16 home runs, 253 RBI, 216 stolen bases and a .269 batting average. After his playing career, he was the baseball coach at

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in 1902 and

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from 1909 to 1917. Strang died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at age 55. He was buried in its National Cemetery. Sammy was a descendant of John Penn, a signer of the

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. He was a distant relative of First Lady

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