Bobby Byrne
[edit] Biography
Bobby Byrne (Robert Matthew Byrne) was born on December 31, 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 11, 1907 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1907, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Byrne played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Bobby Byrne's best season was 1910, when he stole 36 bases, hit for a .296 average and knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1907
| STL
| N
| 149
| 559
| 55
| 143
| 0
| 29
| .256
| .307
| .293
| 11
| 5
| 35
| 0
| 6
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| 127
| 439
| 27
| 84
| 0
| 14
| .191
| .238
| .212
| 7
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| STL
| N
| 105
| 421
| 61
| 90
| 1
| 33
| .214
| .302
| .280
| 13
| 6
| 46
| 0
| 7
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| PIT
| N
| 46
| 168
| 31
| 43
| 0
| 7
| .256
| .387
| .315
| 6
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| TOT
| N
| 151
| 589
| 92
| 133
| 1
| 40
| .226
| .327
| .290
| 19
| 8
| 78
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| PIT
| N
| 148
| 602
| 101
| 178
| 2
| 52
| .296
| .366
| .417
| 43
| 12
| 66
| 27
| 1
| 10
| 36
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| PIT
| N
| 153
| 598
| 96
| 155
| 2
| 52
| .259
| .342
| .366
| 24
| 17
| 67
| 41
| 8
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 2
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| 130
| 528
| 99
| 152
| 3
| 35
| .288
| .358
| .405
| 31
| 11
| 54
| 40
| 4
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| PIT
| N
| 113
| 448
| 54
| 121
| 1
| 47
| .270
| .322
| .326
| 22
| 0
| 29
| 28
| 5
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 58
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 4
| .224
| .308
| .293
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| 132
| 506
| 63
| 134
| 2
| 51
| .265
| .320
| .322
| 23
| 0
| 34
| 31
| 7
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| PHI
| N
| 126
| 467
| 61
| 127
| 0
| 26
| .272
| .339
| .302
| 12
| 1
| 45
| 44
| 2
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| 105
| 387
| 50
| 81
| 0
| 21
| .209
| .290
| .245
| 6
| 4
| 39
| 28
| 5
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| 48
| 141
| 22
| 33
| 0
| 9
| .234
| .308
| .319
| 10
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| 13
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .357
| .400
| .357
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| Total
|
| 14
| 15
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .375
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1282
| 4830
| 667
| 1225
| 10
| 329
| .254
| .324
| .323
| 186
| 60
| 456
| 220
| 49
| 144
| 176
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1283
| 4831
| 667
| 1225
| 10
| 329
| .254
| .324
| .323
| 186
| 60
| 456
| 220
| 49
| 144
| 176
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1907
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 212
| 348
| 49
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1907
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 248
| 35
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1908
| STL
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .737
|
| 1909
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 252
| 35
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1909
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 107
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1909
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 359
| 37
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1910
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 289
| 35
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1911
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 152
| 151
| 1327.1
| 181
| 282
| 35
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1912
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 187
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1913
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 154
| 176
| 21
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1913
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 174
| 208
| 23
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1914
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 312
| 35
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1914
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 37
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 183
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 79
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1917
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 313
| 35
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1147
| 151
| 1327.1
| 1456
| 2221
| 258
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jap Barbeau and Alan Storke (August 19, 1909).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Howie Camnitz to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Cozy Dolan and cash (August 20, 1913).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Philadelphia Phillies (September, 1917).
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