Bill Kuehne
[edit] Biography
Bill Kuehne (William J. Kuehne) was born on October 24, 1858 in Leipzig, Germany. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1883 for the Columbus Colts. In 1883, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 1 home run and 0 RBI. Kuehne played for the Columbus Colts, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Burghers, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Perfectos and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Bill Kuehne's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1890, when he knocked in 73 runs. However, others believe that it was 1888, when he stole 34 bases and knocked in 62 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1883
| COL
| a
| 95
| 374
| 38
| 85
| 1
| 0
| .227
| .231
| .332
| 8
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| COL
| a
| 110
| 415
| 48
| 98
| 5
| 0
| .236
| .254
| .381
| 13
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| 104
| 411
| 54
| 93
| 0
| 43
| .226
| .257
| .341
| 9
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| 117
| 481
| 73
| 98
| 1
| 48
| .204
| .237
| .314
| 16
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 102
| 402
| 68
| 120
| 1
| 41
| .299
| .324
| .425
| 18
| 15
| 14
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PIT
| N
| 138
| 524
| 60
| 123
| 3
| 62
| .235
| .250
| .336
| 22
| 11
| 9
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PIT
| N
| 97
| 390
| 43
| 96
| 5
| 57
| .246
| .263
| .362
| 20
| 5
| 9
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PIT
| P
| 126
| 528
| 66
| 126
| 5
| 73
| .239
| .277
| .352
| 21
| 12
| 28
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 41
| 159
| 28
| 44
| 1
| 18
| .277
| .315
| .327
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 68
| 261
| 32
| 56
| 2
| 22
| .215
| .244
| .272
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 109
| 420
| 60
| 100
| 3
| 40
| .238
| .271
| .293
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 6
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .200
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 76
| 287
| 22
| 48
| 0
| 36
| .167
| .203
| .216
| 4
| 5
| 13
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| 6
| 24
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 4
| .208
| .240
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 89
| 339
| 26
| 57
| 1
| 40
| .168
| .203
| .224
| 6
| 5
| 14
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 126
| 528
| 66
| 126
| 5
| 73
| .239
| .277
| .352
| 21
| 12
| 28
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 426
| 1655
| 197
| 396
| 10
| 200
| .239
| .262
| .341
| 66
| 36
| 46
| 188
| 4
| 0
| 73
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 535
| 2101
| 273
| 474
| 10
| 131
| .226
| .250
| .331
| 58
| 67
| 63
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 57
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1087
| 4284
| 536
| 996
| 25
| 404
| .232
| .258
| .338
| 145
| 115
| 137
| 260
| 10
| 0
| 151
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1883
| COL
| a
| 3B
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 133
| 39
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1883
| COL
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1883
| COL
| a
| 2B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 58
| 30
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .792
|
| 1883
| COL
| a
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1884
| COL
| a
| 3B
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 219
| 46
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 27
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1885
| PIT
| a
| 3B
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 187
| 45
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| 1B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
| 1886
| PIT
| a
| 3B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 88
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 310
| 59
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1887
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 168
| 26
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1888
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 159
| 25
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1889
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1889
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 89
| 157
| 32
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1889
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| PIT
| P
| 3B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 159
| 304
| 82
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 3B
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 95
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 3B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 146
| 30
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 3B
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 241
| 46
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 3B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 160
| 38
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .783
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 186
| 41
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 798
| 0
| 0
| 932
| 1694
| 373
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .876
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 2
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 77
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .814
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 171
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 533
| 95
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Columbus Colts to Pittsburgh Pirates with Tom Brown, Fred Carroll, Jim Field, Rudy Kemmler, Fred Mann, Ed Morris, Frank Mountain, John Richmond and Pop Smith for $8000 (sum was for entire team) (October 30, 1884).
- Released by Columbus Colts (July 27, 1891).
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