Bill Lange
[edit] Biography
Bill Lange (William Alexander Lange) was born on June 6, 1871 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1893 for the Chicago Colts. In 1893, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 8 home runs and 88 RBI. Lange played for the Chicago Colts and Chicago Orphans over the course of his 7 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Bill Lange's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1895, when he stole 67 bases, hit for a .389 average and knocked in 98 runs. However, others believe that it was 1896, when he stole 84 bases, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 92 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1893
| CHI
| N
| 117
| 469
| 92
| 132
| 8
| 88
| .281
| .358
| .380
| 8
| 7
| 52
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 47
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| CHI
| N
| 111
| 442
| 84
| 145
| 6
| 90
| .328
| .405
| .446
| 16
| 9
| 56
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 65
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| CHI
| N
| 123
| 478
| 120
| 186
| 10
| 98
| .389
| .456
| .575
| 27
| 16
| 55
| 24
| 4
| 9
| 67
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| CHI
| N
| 122
| 469
| 114
| 153
| 4
| 92
| .326
| .414
| .465
| 21
| 16
| 65
| 24
| 5
| 6
| 84
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| CHI
| N
| 118
| 479
| 119
| 163
| 5
| 83
| .340
| .406
| .480
| 24
| 14
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 73
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| 113
| 442
| 79
| 141
| 5
| 69
| .319
| .377
| .439
| 16
| 11
| 36
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| 107
| 416
| 81
| 135
| 1
| 58
| .325
| .382
| .416
| 21
| 7
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 811
| 3195
| 689
| 1055
| 39
| 578
| .330
| .401
| .459
| 133
| 80
| 350
| 86
| 25
| 43
| 399
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1893
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 181
| 42
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| 1893
| CHI
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1893
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1893
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 25
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1893
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 25
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1894
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1894
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1894
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 25
| 29
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1895
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 28
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1896
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 313
| 18
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1896
| CHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1897
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 264
| 17
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 269
| 19
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1898
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 22
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1899
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 181
| 42
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 716
| 0
| 0
| 1732
| 136
| 116
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 26
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 28
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .825
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 4
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
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