Editing Jimmy Collins (section)

===National League star===
Collins was returned to the Beaneaters after the 1895 season. [[Joe Harrington (baseball)|Joe Harrington]] was the club's starting third baseman at the beginning of the season, but Collins soon asserted himself as the starter, and Harrington was released in July.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrijo01.shtml Joe Harrington Statistics and History]</ref>

[[File:Boston Beaneaters infield.jpg|thumb|left|300px| Jimmy Collins (center, below) with infielders [[Bobby Lowe]], [[Fred Tenney]] and [[Herman Long (baseball)|Herman Long]].]]
Collins asserted himself as a skilled player in 1897 when he held a .346 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] and [[runs batted in|knocked in]] 132 runs. He led the league in both [[putout]]s and [[assist (baseball)|assist]]s as well, a feat he would duplicate in 1900. He followed with an equally impressive 1898 season, in which he hit .328—seventh in the league—drove in 111 runs and belted a league-high 15 [[home run]]s.