Harry Stovey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Major League baseball player
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1856
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 20-Sep-1937
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Harry Stovey
- Harry Duffield Stovey (December 20, 1856 – September 20, 1937), born Harry Duffield Stowe, was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player and the first player in major league history to hit 100 home runs.
- Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Stovey played for 14 seasons in the majors and was appointed player-manager on two separate occasions during his career.Known today as both a prolific home run hitter and base-stealer, he led the league in both categories multiple times in his career, including a season record of 14 home runs in 1883 and a league-leading 97 stolen bases in 1890.
- From 1880 to 1891 he appeared in the top 10 in home runs every year except 1887, and led the league five times.
- He was the first to wear sliding pads and among the first to slide feet first.
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