Ollie Beard

Ollie Beard
Ollie Beard
	Shortstop / Third baseman
	Born: May 2, 1862; Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
	Died: May 28, 1929 (aged 67); Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1889, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA)
Last MLB appearance
	June 28, 1891, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.270
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	173
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (AA)/(NL) (1889–1890); Louisville Colonels (1891);

Oliver Perry Beard (May 2, 1862 – May 28, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player who played shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds from 1889 to 1890. He then played third base for the Louisville Colonels in 1891.^[1] Born in Lexington, Kentucky,^[1] it is claimed that his family invented the Kentucky version of the food, "Burgoo".^[2] In his three-year career, he led the American Association in games played with 141 in 1889, and twice finished in the top five in the league in triples.^[3] He finished his career with 331 games played, a .270 batting average, 195 runs scored, 34 doubles, 34 triples, and four home runs. He died at the age of 67 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was cremated.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ollie Beard's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
^ Nemec, Davis (1994). The Beer And Whiskey League: The Illustrated History of the American Association--Baseball's Renegade Major League. Lyons and Burford. p. 178. ISBN 1-59228-188-5.
^ "Ollie Beard's career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2008.