of the dying whenever he stalked to the plate." Years later, another account in Sporting Life observed: "He was a mighty slugger and his home-run drives earned him the reputation of being the greatest batter in the world." In his eight-season career, Orr posted a .342 batting average (1125-for-3289) with 37 home runs and 627 RBI in 791 games. He added 536 runs, 198 doubles, 108 triples and 66 stolen bases. Later years While Orr was not able to resume his playing career, he remained active in baseball in other capacities. He worked for many years as a gate-keeper at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, then as caretaker at Ebbets Field in 1913, and finally managing the press box at Washington Park (home field of the Brooklyn Tip-Tops) from 1914 until the time of his death. In June 1915, Orr died at his niece's home at 1211 Stuthoff Avenue in the Richmond Hill section of the New York City borough of Queens in 1915. On learning of Orr's death, Brooklyn sports writer Abe Yager wrote: "Dave Orr is no more. A finer soul never breathed in any walk of life and he was a credit to the profession. In a talk on general subjects the last time he was in the press box at Washington Park, the veteran remarked that he never said anything derogatory against anybody, and that was true. The writer knew him 25 years and never heard him say a harsh word to anybody." See also List of Major League Baseball player-managers List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball triples records List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders References Further reading External links , or Retrosheet Obituary via The Deadball Era Brooklyn Bridegrooms players Brooklyn Ward's Wonders players Columbus Solons players New York Gothams players New York Metropolitans players New York Metropolitans managers Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball player-managers 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from New York (state) 1859 births 1915 deaths Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)