Billy Sunday

Full Name: William Ashley Sunday	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/160	First Game: May 22, 1883
Birthdate: November 9, 1862	Final Game: October 4, 1890
Birthplace: Ames, Iowa	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: November 6, 1935
Deathplace: Chicago, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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[edit] Biography

Billy Sunday (William Ashley Sunday) was born on November 9, 1862 in Ames, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on May 22, 1883 for the Chicago White Stockings. In 1884, his rookie year, he hit .222 with 4 home runs and 28 RBI. Sunday played for the Chicago White Stockings, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Billy Sunday's best season was 1890, when he stole 84 bases.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SB
1883	CHI	N	14	54	6	13	0	5	.241	.255	.315	4	0	1	18	0	0
1884	CHI	N	43	176	25	39	4	28	.222	.239	.324	4	1	4	36	0	0
1885	CHI	N	46	172	36	44	2	20	.256	.304	.343	3	3	12	33	0	0
1886	CHI	N	28	103	16	25	0	6	.243	.291	.301	2	2	7	26	0	10
1887	CHI	N	50	199	41	58	3	32	.291	.362	.427	6	6	21	20	1	34
1888	PIT	N	120	505	69	119	0	15	.236	.256	.275	14	3	12	36	2	71
1889	PIT	N	81	321	62	77	2	25	.240	.307	.327	10	6	27	33	4	47
1890	PIT	N	86	358	58	92	1	33	.257	.327	.302	9	2	32	20	5	56
1890	PHI	N	31	119	26	31	0	6	.261	.367	.303	3	1	18	7	2	28
1890	TOT	N	117	477	84	123	1	39	.258	.337	.302	12	3	50	27	7	84
Total			499	2007	339	498	12	170	.248	.300	.317	55	24	134	229	14	246

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1883	CHI	N	OF	14	10	1	6	0	.647
1884	CHI	N	OF	43	45	8	27	1	.663
1885	CHI	N	OF	46	46	6	11	2	.825
1886	CHI	N	OF	28	50	3	5	0	.914
1887	CHI	N	OF	50	78	4	25	2	.766
1888	PIT	N	OF	120	297	27	21	5	.939
1889	PIT	N	OF	81	157	17	10	2	.946
1890	PIT	N	OF	86	181	23	27	9	.883
1890	PIT	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1890	PHI	N	OF	31	69	7	4	2	.950
1890	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1890	TOT	N	OF	117	250	30	31	11	.900
Total			OF	499	933	96	136	23	.883
Total			P	1	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1890	PIT	N	1	0	0	0	.00	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Chicago White Stockings to Pittsburgh Alleghenys for $2000 (@January 15, 1888).
Traded by Pittsburgh Alleghenys to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Eddie Burke, Bill Day and $1100 (August 22, 1890).