Billy Shindle
[edit] Biography
Billy Shindle (William D. Shindle) was born on December 5, 1860 in Gloucester, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on October 5, 1886 for the Detroit Wolverines. In 1888, his rookie year, he hit .208 with 1 home run and 53 RBI. Shindle played for the Detroit Wolverines, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Shindle's best season was 1890, when he stole 51 bases, hit for a .324 average and knocked in 90 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1886
| DET
| N
| 7
| 26
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .269
| .269
| .269
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| DET
| N
| 22
| 84
| 17
| 24
| 0
| 12
| .286
| .341
| .369
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 135
| 514
| 61
| 107
| 1
| 53
| .208
| .249
| .272
| 14
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 52
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 138
| 567
| 122
| 178
| 3
| 64
| .314
| .369
| .397
| 24
| 7
| 42
| 37
| 7
| 0
| 56
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 132
| 584
| 127
| 189
| 10
| 90
| .324
| .371
| .483
| 21
| 21
| 40
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 51
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| N
| 103
| 415
| 68
| 87
| 0
| 38
| .210
| .278
| .246
| 13
| 1
| 33
| 39
| 6
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 143
| 619
| 100
| 156
| 3
| 50
| .252
| .301
| .357
| 20
| 18
| 35
| 34
| 8
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| BAL
| N
| 125
| 521
| 100
| 136
| 1
| 75
| .261
| .353
| .351
| 22
| 11
| 66
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 116
| 476
| 94
| 141
| 4
| 96
| .296
| .344
| .405
| 22
| 9
| 29
| 20
| 6
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| 116
| 477
| 91
| 133
| 3
| 69
| .279
| .357
| .350
| 21
| 2
| 47
| 28
| 11
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| 131
| 516
| 75
| 144
| 1
| 61
| .279
| .316
| .366
| 24
| 9
| 24
| 20
| 4
| 18
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| BRO
| N
| 134
| 542
| 83
| 154
| 4
| 105
| .284
| .336
| .387
| 32
| 6
| 35
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| 120
| 466
| 50
| 105
| 1
| 41
| .225
| .249
| .266
| 10
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 132
| 584
| 127
| 189
| 10
| 90
| .324
| .371
| .483
| 21
| 21
| 40
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 51
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1017
| 4142
| 682
| 1087
| 17
| 551
| .262
| .319
| .345
| 167
| 61
| 286
| 173
| 55
| 74
| 159
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 273
| 1081
| 183
| 285
| 4
| 117
| .264
| .313
| .338
| 38
| 15
| 62
| 37
| 15
| 0
| 108
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1422
| 5807
| 992
| 1561
| 31
| 758
| .269
| .323
| .357
| 226
| 97
| 388
| 240
| 74
| 74
| 318
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1886
| DET
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1887
| DET
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1887
| DET
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 30
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 218
| 340
| 47
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 323
| 88
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .862
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| SS
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 266
| 442
| 119
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .856
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| 1891
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 248
| 58
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 3B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 200
| 382
| 78
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 24
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .803
|
| 1893
| BAL
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 176
| 308
| 63
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 226
| 48
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 257
| 46
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 251
| 38
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1897
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 241
| 45
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 154
| 278
| 42
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1272
| 0
| 0
| 1815
| 2886
| 568
| 215
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 298
| 502
| 134
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Baltimore Orioles for $1500 or $2000 (@October 20, 1887).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (September, 1891).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (@October, 1891).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with George Treadway to Brooklyn Bridegrooms in exchange for Dan Brouthers and Willie Keeler (January 1, 1894).
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