John Hummel


John Edwin Hummel, born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was an American utility player for the Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Dodgers/Brooklyn Robins and New York Yankees. He attended college at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
In 1161 games over 12 seasons, Hummel posted a.254 batting average with 421 runs, 128 doubles, 84 triples, 29 home runs, 394 RBIs, 119 stolen bases, 346 bases on balls,.316 on-base percentage and.352 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a.969 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions and first base, second base and shortstop.
After baseball, Hummel worked for the Diamond Match Company in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1931 to 1957, where he also managed a semi-professional baseball team for the company. Hummel died at Mercy Hospital in Springfield on May 18, 1953.