▁York ▁Gi ants ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁July ▁July ▁  ▁ 3 ▁– ▁Fred ▁Ten ney , ▁ 8 0 , ▁first ▁bas eman ▁and ▁manager ▁whose ▁career ▁last ed ▁ 1 7 ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 4 – 1 9 1 1 , ▁who ▁was ▁ranked ▁behind ▁only ▁Hal ▁Ch ase ▁among ▁first ▁bas emen ▁of ▁the ▁Dead ball ▁Era , ▁being ▁also ▁considered ▁the ▁origin ator ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 - 6 - 3 ▁double ▁play , ▁while ▁leading ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁in ▁put outs ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 0 8 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁ass ists ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁through ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁setting ▁a ▁major - le ague ▁record ▁with ▁ 1 5 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁Mic key ▁Vern on ▁to pped ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁hitting ▁over ▁. 3 0 0 ▁seven ▁times ▁and ▁ret iring ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 9 4 /. 3 7 1 /. 3 5 8 ▁slash ▁line , ▁including ▁ 2 , 2 3 1 ▁hits , ▁ 1 , 1 3 4 ▁runs ▁scored ▁and ▁ 6 8 8 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in . ▁July ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Dutch ▁Leonard , ▁ 6 0 , ▁left - hand ed ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁and ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁over ▁eleven ▁seasons