Cupid Childs

Cupid Childs
Cupid Childs
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	Second baseman
	Born: August 14, 1867; Calvert County, Maryland
	Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Baltimore, Maryland
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 23, 1888, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1901, for the Chicago Orphans
MLB statistics
Batting average	.306
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	743
Runs scored	1214
Teams
	Philadelphia Quakers (1888); Syracuse Stars (1890); Cleveland Spiders (1891–1898); St. Louis Perfectos (1899); Chicago Orphans (1900–1901);
Career highlights and awards
	Led AA in Doubles (33) and Extra-Base Hits (49) in 1890; Led NL in On-base percentage (.443), Runs (136) and Times on Base (303) in 1892; Ranks 24th on MLB All-Time On-base percentage List (.416); Ranks 41st on MLB All-Time At Bats per Strikeout List (26.0);

Clarence Algernon "Cupid" Childs (August 14, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos and Chicago Orphans of the National League and the Syracuse Stars of the American Association.

Childs was born in Calvert County, Maryland. A career .306 hitter, he led the league in runs in 1892 with 136.

He died at age 45 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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