How much is Dan Brouthers worth?
| Net Worth: | $2 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Baseball Player |
| Date of Birth: | May 8, 1858 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
About Dan Brouthers
Dennis Joseph “Dan” Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896, with a brief return in 1904.
American first baseman in Major League Baseball Dan Brouthers had an inflation-adjusted net worth of $2 million dollars at the time of his death, in 1932. Nicknamed “Big Dan” for his size, Brouthers was 6 feet 2 inches and weighed 207 pounds, which was large by 19th-century standards.
- Born: May 8, 1858 in Sylvan Lake, N.Y.
- Died: Aug. 2, 1932
- Teams: Troy Trojans (1879-1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-1885), Detroit Wolverines (1886-1888), Boston Beaneaters (1889), Boston Reds (1890-1891), Brooklyn Grooms (1892-1893), Baltimore Orioles (1894-1895), Louisville Colonels (1895), Philadelphia Phillies (1896), New York Giants (1904)
- Inducted into Hall of Fame: 1945
- Batted: Left
- Threw: Left
- Primary position: First base
Career Highlights:
- was the league’s slugging leader seven times, won five batting titles, and hit more than 100 home runs before 1900. He is regarded as the game’s first truly great slugger.
- Nineteen seasons and a lifetime hitting average of.342 (ninth best in big-league history).
- 205 triples in a career place eighth in history.
Following a playing career
- He played baseball in the minor leagues after leaving the major leagues. He participated in baseball for Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River League in 1904, batting a league-best.373 at the age of 46.
- When former teammate and Giants manager John McGraw assigned him to oversee the Polo Grounds press gate, he continued playing baseball.
