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Art Whitney

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Full Name: Arthur Wilson Whitney Primary Position: 3B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/155 First Game: May 1, 1880
Birthdate: January 16, 1858 Final Game: August 22, 1891
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: August 15, 1943
Deathplace: Lowell, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Pitching Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
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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