Draft:Henry Harrison "Hy" Myers

"Hy" Myers (Henry Harrison Myers) was a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons (1909–1925) with the Brooklyn Superbas/Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds.B: Apr 27, 1889 D: May 1, 1965

One of the best unknown players in baseball history, Myers played 11 years with the Dodgers, 1909-1922, encompassing the Nap Rucker to Zack Wheat eras. When Myers first came to Brooklyn he was a hayseed out of East Liverpool, Ohio, the stomping grounds of Cy Young. By the time he left the borough he was one of the most popular Dodgers ever, yet few outside New York knew him.

Myers led the National League twice in triples, garnering a total of 100. In 1919 he led the National League in in three offensive categories- RBIs (73), triples (14), slugging (.436) and total bases (223). He appeared in 154 games the next year for the pennant-winning Robins, again leading the league in triples (22) and one defensive category, but was lost in the shadows of illuminaries Zack Wheat, Ivy Olson, Ed Konetchy and Otto Miller, and a pitching staff that included Burleigh Grimes and Sherry Smith.  Myers hit a home run off Babe Ruth in the first inning of Game Two of the 1916 World Series .

In a 14-year career, Myers was a .281 hitter (1380-4910) with 32 home runs, 555 runs, 179 doubles, 100 triples and 559 RBI in 1,310 games played. As a member of the Dodgers he had four 5-hit games. He played in the 1916 and 1920 World Series for Brooklyn.

He was born in 1889 in East Liverpool, Ohio, and died on May 1, 1965, in Minerva, Ohio, at the age of 76. He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Hanoverton, Ohio.