Cliff Heathcote
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'''Clifton Earl (Cliff) Heathcote''' ([[January 24]], [[1898]] - [[January 19]], [[1939]]) was a [[center fielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], (1918-1922), [[Chicago Cubs]] (1922-1930), [[Cincinnati Reds]] (1931-1932) and [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (1932). Heathcothe batted and threw left-handed. He was born in [[Glen Rock, Pennsylvania]].
[[Image:CliffHeathcotte33Goudey-115.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Cliff Heathcote - ''[[Goudey]]'' baseball card - 1933, #115]]
In a 15-season career, Heathcote posted a .275 [[batting average]] with 42 [[home run]]s, 448 [[run batted in|RBI]], and 191 [[stolen base]]s in 1415 [[games played]].
Heathcote died in [[York, Pennsylvania]], at age 40 from a [[pulmonary embolism]].
==Between-games trade==
Heathcote is remembered, along with [[Max Flack]], for being half of a unique player swap. On May 30, 1922, the Cardinals were playing a [[Memorial Day]] doubleheader at [[Wrigley Field|Cubs Park]]. Between games, Heathcote was traded for Flack. Both men appeared in both games that day.
==Best season==
*{{by|1926}}: 10 HR, 98 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 141 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], and 33 [[double (baseball)|doubles]] in 139 games – all career-highs.
==Post-season appearance==
*[[1929 World Series]]
==Highlights==
*[[Hitting for the cycle|Hit for the cycle]] ([[July 13 in baseball|July 13]], {{by|1918}})
*Set a modern [[National League]] record by reaching base seven times in a nine-inning game ([[August 25 in baseball|August 25]], {{by|1922}}).
==See also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Whatlinkshere/Cliff_Heathcote Wiki links]
* [[Hitting for the cycle]]
==Sources==
*[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Heathcote_Cliff.stm Baseball Library]
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heathcl01.shtml Baseball Reference]
*[http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Heathcote.Cliff.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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