Billy Earle
[edit] Biography
Billy Earle (William Moffat Earle) was born on November 10, 1867 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1889 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1889, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 4 home runs and 31 RBI. Earle played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Earle's best season was 1889, when he stole 26 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 53
| 169
| 37
| 45
| 4
| 31
| .266
| .386
| .444
| 4
| 7
| 30
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 22
| 73
| 16
| 17
| 0
| 12
| .233
| .317
| .301
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| 5
| 13
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .538
| .647
| .692
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| 27
| 95
| 21
| 24
| 2
| 15
| .253
| .304
| .442
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 21
| 65
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 7
| .354
| .432
| .369
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 14
| 50
| 13
| 17
| 0
| 6
| .340
| .421
| .460
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 115
| 23
| 40
| 0
| 13
| .348
| .427
| .409
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 67
| 223
| 49
| 71
| 2
| 31
| .318
| .392
| .439
| 13
| 4
| 26
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 75
| 242
| 53
| 62
| 4
| 43
| .256
| .366
| .401
| 7
| 8
| 37
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 142
| 465
| 102
| 133
| 6
| 74
| .286
| .378
| .419
| 20
| 12
| 63
| 36
| 6
| 4
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .776
|
| 1889
| CIN
| a
| C
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 24
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 29
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1893
| PIT
| N
| C
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 19
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| C
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| C
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 48
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 440
| 125
| 43
| 7
| 0
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .758
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Cincinnati Porkers to St. Louis Browns (April 25, 1890).
- Released by Louisville Colonels (July, 1894).
- Signed by Brooklyn Bridegrooms (July 13, 1894).
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