Art Whitney
[edit] Biography
Art Whitney (Arthur Wilson Whitney) was born on January 16, 1858 in Brockton, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1880 for the Worcester Ruby Legs. In 1880, his rookie year, he hit .222 with 1 home run and 36 RBI. Whitney played for the Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Providence Grays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Gothams, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Porkers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Art Whitney's best season was 1886, when he knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 76
| 302
| 38
| 67
| 1
| 36
| .222
| .244
| .308
| 13
| 5
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 58
| 214
| 23
| 39
| 0
| 9
| .182
| .208
| .262
| 7
| 5
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| PRO
| N
| 11
| 40
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .075
| .119
| .075
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 31
| 115
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 4
| .183
| .190
| .183
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| TOT
| N
| 42
| 155
| 12
| 24
| 0
| 5
| .155
| .171
| .155
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PIT
| a
| 23
| 94
| 10
| 28
| 0
| 0
| .298
| .305
| .340
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| 90
| 373
| 53
| 87
| 0
| 28
| .233
| .267
| .282
| 10
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| 136
| 511
| 70
| 122
| 0
| 55
| .239
| .315
| .280
| 13
| 4
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 119
| 431
| 57
| 112
| 0
| 51
| .260
| .346
| .304
| 11
| 4
| 55
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| NY
| N
| 90
| 328
| 28
| 72
| 1
| 28
| .220
| .240
| .256
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| NY
| N
| 129
| 473
| 71
| 103
| 1
| 59
| .218
| .303
| .258
| 12
| 2
| 56
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| NY
| P
| 119
| 442
| 71
| 97
| 0
| 45
| .219
| .322
| .260
| 12
| 3
| 64
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| STL
| a
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .083
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| CIN
| a
| 93
| 347
| 42
| 69
| 3
| 33
| .199
| .270
| .248
| 6
| 1
| 31
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 96
| 358
| 42
| 69
| 3
| 33
| .193
| .265
| .240
| 6
| 1
| 32
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 119
| 442
| 71
| 97
| 0
| 45
| .219
| .322
| .260
| 12
| 3
| 64
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 514
| 1903
| 229
| 417
| 3
| 188
| .219
| .274
| .268
| 44
| 20
| 138
| 132
| 5
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 345
| 1336
| 175
| 306
| 3
| 116
| .229
| .288
| .274
| 33
| 9
| 100
| 22
| 10
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 978
| 3681
| 475
| 820
| 6
| 349
| .223
| .285
| .269
| 89
| 32
| 302
| 173
| 18
| 0
| 67
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 3B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 162
| 40
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 3B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 141
| 38
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .849
|
| 1882
| PRO
| N
| SS
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 33
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .784
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 42
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 24
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1882
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 57
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .820
|
| 1884
| PIT
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| PIT
| a
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 47
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1884
| PIT
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| SS
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 219
| 28
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| SS
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 136
| 27
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| 3B
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 209
| 34
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 237
| 33
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1888
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 184
| 35
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1889
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 265
| 57
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1889
| NY
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| NY
| P
| 3B
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 172
| 47
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1890
| NY
| P
| SS
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 85
| 27
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .830
|
| 1891
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1891
| CIN
| a
| 3B
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 198
| 35
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 3B
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 211
| 37
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 802
| 0
| 0
| 1026
| 1691
| 344
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 168
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 499
| 101
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .877
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 11
| 17
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 31
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| NY
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.00
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5.25
| 14
| 22
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 38
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4.80
| 16
| 26
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 45
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Pittsburgh Alleghenys to New York Gothams in exchange for Elmer Cleveland (June 16, 1888).
- Released by New York Giants (P) (March 21, 1891).
- Signed by Cincinnati Porkers (March 25, 1891).
- Released by St. Louis Browns (August 25, 1891).
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