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Damn Yankees

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His last Major League game was on September 29, 1957. He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies at the start of the 1958 season, but he chose to retire rather than join the Phillies, thus cancelling the trade.

In 908 games over 10 seasons, Collins posted a .256 batting average, 596 for 2329, with 404 runs, 79 doubles, 24 triples, 86 home runs, 329 RBI, 338 bases on balls, a .350 on base percentage and a .421 slugging percentage. He finished his career with a .990 fielding percentage. In 36 postseason games, he made his hits count. He hit only .163, 15 for 92, with 15

runs, 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 10 RBI and 14 walks.

He died in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey in 1989, and there is a small park there named in his honor. The park is

located off of Liberty Avenue and also has a memorial plaque honoring him.