Ollie Beard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Major League Baseball player, burgoo
Date of Birth: 02-May-1862
Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 28-May-1887
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Ollie Beard
- 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.
- Born in Lexington, Kentucky, it is claimed that his family invented the Kentucky version of the food, "Burgoo".
- 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.
- 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.
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