Nickname: Sandow
Bats: R
Throws: R
Born: 08-06-1872
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA, USA
Career Positions Played: 2B,SS,OF,1B,LF,P,C,3B,RF,CF
Height: 6 ft., 0 in. Weight: 225 lbs.
(Sam Mertes at www.retrosheet.org)
NSB Total Offensive Rank: 2232 / 5240
BATTING STATS
YEAR CITY POS AGE G PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI R AVG LAV OBA SLA BB IBB SO SH SF HP YEAR CITY
1896 PHI:N 4,6,OF 23 37 157 143 34 26 4 4 0 14 20 .238 .290 .288 .322 8 - 10 4 - 2 1896 PHI:N
1898 CHI:N 3,4,6,OF 25 83 309 269 80 67 4 8 1 47 45 .297 .271 .374 .383 34 - - 7 - - 1898 CHI:N
1899 CHI:N 3,6,OF 26 117 473 426 127 89 13 16 9 81 83 .298 .282 .347 .467 33 - - 15 - - 1899 CHI:N
1900 CHI:N 3,6,OF 27 127 544 481 142 106 25 4 7 60 72 .295 .279 .351 .407 42 - - 22 - - 1900 CHI:N
1901 CHI:A 4,7 28 137 616 545 151 113 16 17 5 98 94 .277 .277 .339 .396 52 - - 20 - - 1901 CHI:A
1902 CHI:A P,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 29 129 541 497 140 109 23 7 1 79 60 .282 .275 .330 .362 37 - - 8 - - 1902 CHI:A
1903 NY:N 2,3,7,9 30 138 588 517 145 92 32 14 7 104 100 .280 .269 .355 .437 61 - - 11 - - 1903 NY:N
1904 NY:N 6,7,8 31 148 607 532 147 104 28 11 4 78 83 .276 .249 .342 .393 54 - - 22 - - 1904 NY:N
1905 NY:N 7,8 32 150 621 551 154 105 27 17 5 108 81 .279 .255 .345 .417 56 - - 15 - - 1905 NY:N
1906 NY:N 7 33 71 287 253 60 44 9 6 1 33 37 .237 .244 .313 .332 29 - - 6 - - 1906 NY:N
1906 STL:N 7 33 53 215 191 47 36 7 4 0 19 20 .246 .244 .301 .325 16 - - 9 - - 1906 STL:N
BATTING STATS CONT.
YEAR CITY AGE SB CS SB3 CS3 SB4 CS4 AT2 AT3 1>3 2>H GWBI IPHR LOHR GSHR TB OM GB FB LD G/F GDP GDPO YEAR CITY
1896 PHI:N 23 19 - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 46 - - - - - - - 1896 PHI:N
1898 CHI:N 25 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 103 - - - - - - - 1898 CHI:N
1899 CHI:N 26 45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 199 - - - - - - - 1899 CHI:N
1900 CHI:N 27 38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 196 - - - - - - - 1900 CHI:N
1901 CHI:A 28 46 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 216 - - - - - - - 1901 CHI:A
1902 CHI:A 29 46 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 180 - - - - - - - 1902 CHI:A
1903 NY:N 30 45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 226 - - - - - - - 1903 NY:N
1904 NY:N 31 47 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 209 - - - - 1.04 - - 1904 NY:N
1905 NY:N 32 52 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 230 - - - - - - - 1905 NY:N
1906 NY:N 33 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84 - - - - - - - 1906 NY:N
1906 STL:N 33 10 - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 62 - - - - - - - 1906 STL:N
HOME ROAD
YEAR CITY AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA YEAR CITY
1896 PHI:N 23 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 1896 PHI:N
1898 CHI:N 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1898 CHI:N
1899 CHI:N 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1899 CHI:N
1900 CHI:N 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1900 CHI:N
1901 CHI:A 28 275 78 7 11 2 29 - .284 .411 268 73 9 6 3 24 - .272 .384 1901 CHI:A
1902 CHI:A 29 259 83 13 3 0 25 - .320 .394 237 57 10 4 1 12 - .241 .329 1902 CHI:A
1903 NY:N 30 243 75 14 7 2 37 - .309 .449 271 70 18 7 5 30 - .258 .432 1903 NY:N
1904 NY:N 31 271 80 13 6 2 28 - .295 .410 259 67 15 5 2 25 - .259 .378 1904 NY:N
1905 NY:N 32 261 71 12 5 5 27 - .272 .414 292 83 15 12 0 31 - .284 .418 1905 NY:N
1906 NY:N 33 97 18 2 3 0 10 - .186 .268 157 42 7 3 1 18 - .268 .369 1906 NY:N
1906 STL:N 33 109 28 2 2 0 16 - .257 .312 83 19 5 2 0 4 - .229 .337 1906 STL:N
Bats: R AGAINST LHP AGAINST RHP
YEAR CITY AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG SLA YEAR CITY
1896 PHI:N 23 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 1896 PHI:N
1898 CHI:N 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1898 CHI:N
1899 CHI:N 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1899 CHI:N
1900 CHI:N 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1900 CHI:N
1901 CHI:A 28 150 53 6 9 3 13 - .353 .573 393 98 10 8 2 40 - .249 .331 1901 CHI:A
1902 CHI:A 29 108 31 2 0 0 11 - .287 .306 388 109 21 7 1 26 - .281 .379 1902 CHI:A
1903 NY:N 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1903 NY:N
1904 NY:N 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1904 NY:N
1905 NY:N 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1905 NY:N
1906 NY:N 33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1906 NY:N
1906 STL:N 33 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - 1906 STL:N
PITCHING STATS
YEAR CITY AGE G ERA OAV LAV W L SV BS HD GF GS GR QS CG SH IP H HR W IW SO G/F HB WP BK PK GDP GDPO YEAR
1902 CHI:A 29 1 1.13 .207 .275 1 0 0 - - - 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 - - - 1902
PITCHING STATS CONT.
YEAR CITY AGE SB CS SB3 CS3 AT2 SERA IPS RERA IPR R ER SUP BFP SH SF IR IRS S<6 S6 S7 S8 S9 R<6 R6 R7 R8 R9 RX YEAR
1902 CHI:A 29 - - - - - - - 1.13 7.2 2 1 - 29 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 1902
HOME ROAD
YEAR CITY AGE AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OAV OBB AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OAV OBB YEAR CITY
1896 PHI:N 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1896 PHI:N
1898 CHI:N 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1898 CHI:N
1899 CHI:N 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1899 CHI:N
1900 CHI:N 27 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1900 CHI:N
1901 CHI:A 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1901 CHI:A
1902 CHI:A 29 0 0 - - 0 0 - .000 .000 29 6 - - 0 0 - .207 .000 1902 CHI:A
1903 NY:N 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1903 NY:N
1904 NY:N 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1904 NY:N
1905 NY:N 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1905 NY:N
1906 NY:N 33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1906 NY:N
1906 STL:N 33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1906 STL:N
FIELDING STATS - PITCHER
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1902 CHI:A 29 .000 .928 1 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0
FIELDING STATS - CATCHER
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP PB WP SB CS
1902 CHI:A 29 .750 .957 2 1 - 3 0 1 - 0 - - - -
1903 NY:N 30 1.000 .967 1 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 - - - -
FIELDING STATS - FIRST BASE
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1898 CHI:N 25 1.000 .977 2 - - 1 0 0 0 0
1899 CHI:N 26 .933 .977 3 - - 24 4 2 - 4
1900 CHI:N 27 .973 .979 33 - - 340 17 10 - 16
1902 CHI:A 29 1.000 .980 1 1 9.0 10 1 0 0 1
1903 NY:N 30 .900 .955 1 1 9.3 9 0 1 - 0
FIELDING STATS - SECOND BASE
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1896 PHI:N 23 .000 .933 1 - - 0 0 0 0 0
1898 CHI:N 25 .848 .943 4 - - 11 17 5 - 6
1901 CHI:A 28 .940 .935 132 132 - 337 396 47 - 54
1902 CHI:A 29 .778 .948 1 1 9.0 1 6 2 - 1
FIELDING STATS - THIRD BASE
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1902 CHI:A 29 .833 .912 1 1 9.0 4 1 1 - 0
FIELDING STATS - SHORTSTOP
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1896 PHI:N 23 1.000 .903 1 - - 1 2 0 0 1
1898 CHI:N 25 .857 .913 14 - - 19 23 7 - 4
1899 CHI:N 26 .833 .910 1 - - 2 3 1 - 1
1900 CHI:N 27 .939 .922 7 - - 12 19 2 - 2
1902 CHI:A 29 1.000 .928 5 5 41.0 17 15 0 0 2
1904 NY:N 31 1.000 .920 1 1 9.0 4 2 0 0 0
FIELDING STATS - LEFT FIELD
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1901 CHI:A 28 1.000 .932 5 5 45.0 20 0 0 - -
1902 CHI:A 29 .925 .944 111 111 - 212 24 19 - -
1903 NY:N 30 .973 .942 136 136 - 265 24 8 - -
1904 NY:N 31 .963 .947 130 130 - 215 17 9 - 1
1905 NY:N 32 .960 .956 149 149 - 228 10 10 - -
1906 NY:N 33 .970 .959 72 72 - 119 10 4 - -
1906 STL:N 33 .890 .959 53 53 466.0 77 4 10 - -
FIELDING STATS - CENTER FIELD
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1904 NY:N 31 .906 .947 17 17 144.0 29 0 3 - -
1905 NY:N 32 1.000 .956 2 1 - 2 0 0 - -
FIELDING STATS - RIGHT FIELD
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1902 CHI:A 29 .867 .944 9 9 - 11 2 2 - -
1903 NY:N 30 .000 .942 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 - -
FIELDING STATS - OUTFIELD POSITIONS COMBINED (BREAKOUTS UNAVAILABLE)
YEAR CITY AGE FA LFA G GS INN PO A E TE DP
1896 PHI:N 23 .907 .933 35 - - 85 3 9 - 0
1898 CHI:N 25 .880 .937 60 - - 97 13 15 - 6
1899 CHI:N 26 .923 .944 108 - - 197 20 18 - 4
1900 CHI:N 27 .923 .940 88 - - 180 13 16 - 4
AVG OBA SLA DB TP HR BB SO SB
RANK: 1,718 1,855 2,284 3,120 292 2,870 2,035 1,417 35
ERA OAV WPct SO BB HRA GF SVP WHIP
RANK: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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