Ox Eckhardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ox Eckhardt

American-football player

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1901

Place of Birth: Yorktown, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1951

Profession: baseball player, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Oscar George "Ox" Eckhardt (December 23, 1901 – April 22, 1951) was an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Eckhardt holds the all-time professional baseball record for batting average, counting both major and minor league stats.
His .192 in 57 major league plate appearances barely lowered his .367 career batting average in the minors (second all-time among minor league-only batting averages to Ike Boone's .370).
Eckhardt ends up fractionally ahead of #2 Ty Cobb, whose career .366 is also lowered marginally by his minor league stats. In 1933, Eckhardt hit .414 for the San Francisco Missions.
He was later inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. He also played fullback, halfback, and quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and the New York Giants.