- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdward Trowbridge Collins Sr.
- Nickname
- Cocky
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Eddie Collins was born on May 2, 1887 in Millerton, New York, USA. He died on March 25, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Second baseman with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics (1906-1914 & 1927-1930) and Chicago White Sox (1915-1926).
- Manager of the Chicago White Sox, 1924-1926.
- Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1939.
- Made major league debut on 17 September 1906.
- Led the American League in fielding percentage for second basemen in 1909 (.967), 1910 (.972), 1914 (.970), 1915 (.974), 1916 (.976), 1920 (.976), 1921 (.968), 1922 (.976), and 1924 (.977).
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