Bill McClellan

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Full Name: William Henry McClellan	Primary Position: 2B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 5.5"/156	First Game: May 20, 1878
Birthdate: March 22, 1856	Final Game: October 17, 1888
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: July 3, 1929
Deathplace: Chicago, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Both/Left

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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7 See Also
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Bill McClellan (William Henry McClellan) was born on March 22, 1856 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on May 20, 1878 for the Chicago White Stockings. In 1878, his rookie year, he hit .224 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. McClellan played for the Chicago White Stockings, Providence Grays, Philadelphia Quakers, Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers, Cleveland Spiders and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 8 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Bill McClellan's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1886, when he stole 43 bases and knocked in 68 runs. However, others believe that it was 1887, when he stole 70 bases and knocked in 53 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1878	CHI	N	48	205	26	46	0	29	.224	.232	.263	6	1	2	13	0	0	0	0	0
1881	PRO	N	68	259	30	43	0	16	.166	.212	.185	3	1	15	21	0	0	0	0	0
1883	PHI	N	80	326	42	75	1	33	.230	.272	.328	21	4	19	18	0	0	0	0	0
1884	PHI	N	111	450	71	116	3	33	.258	.301	.316	13	2	28	43	0	0	0	0	0
1885	BRO	a	112	464	85	124	0	46	.267	.317	.345	22	7	28	0	6	0	0	0	0
1886	BRO	a	141	595	131	152	1	68	.255	.322	.346	33	9	56	0	2	0	43	0	0
1887	BRO	a	136	548	109	144	1	53	.263	.363	.334	24	6	80	0	6	0	70	0	0
1888	CLE	a	22	72	6	16	0	5	.222	.282	.222	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	0
1888	BRO	a	74	278	33	57	0	21	.205	.307	.252	7	3	40	0	1	0	13	0	0
1888	TOT	a	96	350	39	73	0	26	.209	.302	.246	7	3	46	0	1	0	19	0	0
Total	NL		307	1240	169	280	4	111	.226	.264	.283	43	8	64	95	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AA		485	1957	364	493	2	193	.252	.329	.324	86	25	210	0	15	0	132	0	0
Total			792	3197	533	773	6	304	.242	.305	.308	129	33	274	95	15	0	132	0	0

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1878	CHI	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1878	CHI	N	2B	42	0	0	87	139	35	15	0	0	0	0	0	.866
1878	CHI	N	SS	5	0	0	2	20	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.815
1881	PRO	N	2B	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1881	PRO	N	SS	50	0	0	59	147	35	18	0	0	0	0	0	.855
1881	PRO	N	OF	17	0	0	21	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1883	PHI	N	3B	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1883	PHI	N	SS	78	0	0	152	254	72	25	0	0	0	0	0	.849
1883	PHI	N	OF	2	0	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625
1884	PHI	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1884	PHI	N	SS	111	0	0	165	313	83	20	0	0	0	0	0	.852
1885	BRO	a	3B	57	0	0	65	84	29	9	0	0	0	0	0	.837
1885	BRO	a	2B	55	0	0	172	177	38	20	0	0	0	0	0	.902
1886	BRO	a	2B	141	0	0	423	435	88	64	0	0	0	0	0	.907
1887	BRO	a	2B	136	0	0	366	397	105	52	0	0	0	0	0	.879
1888	CLE	a	SS	2	0	0	3	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1888	CLE	a	OF	15	0	0	11	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1888	CLE	a	2B	5	0	0	7	12	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.792
1888	BRO	a	OF	18	0	0	36	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1888	BRO	a	2B	56	0	0	145	149	31	23	0	0	0	0	0	.905
1888	TOT	a	OF	33	0	0	47	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.947
1888	TOT	a	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1888	TOT	a	2B	61	0	0	152	161	36	26	0	0	0	0	0	.897
Total			OF	54	0	0	73	10	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.883
Total			2B	436	0	0	1202	1312	302	177	0	0	0	0	0	.893
Total			SS	246	0	0	381	741	200	63	0	0	0	0	0	.849
Total			3B	58	0	0	65	86	29	9	0	0	0	0	0	.839

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (@January 15, 1885).
Sold by Brooklyn Bridegrooms to Cleveland Spiders (September 15, 1888).

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