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Buttons Briggs

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Full Name: Herbert Theodore Briggs Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180 First Game: April 23, 1896
Birthdate: July 8, 1875 Final Game: September 25, 1905
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York MLB Experience: 5 years
Died: February 18, 1911
Deathplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on July 8, 1875 in Poughkeepsie, New York, Buttons Briggs (Herbert Theodore Briggs) played for the Chicago Colts, Chicago Orphans and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 5 year career. Briggs broke into the bigs on April 23, 1896 with the Chicago Colts, and put up a 4.31 ERA in 194 innings pitched in 1896, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Buttons Briggs's best season was 1904, when he posted a 2.05 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 112 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1896 CHI N 26 21 12 8 4.31 84 129 93 19 0 1 194 202 6 108 0 6 0
1897 CHI N 22 22 4 17 5.26 60 166 109 21 0 0 186.2 246 6 85 0 6 9
1898 CHI N 4 4 1 3 5.70 14 22 19 3 0 0 30 38 0 10 0 1 1
1904 CHI N 34 30 19 11 2.05 112 101 63 28 3 3 277 252 3 77 0 3 8
1905 CHI N 20 20 8 8 2.14 68 58 40 13 5 0 168 141 1 52 0 1 6
Total 106 97 44 47 3.41 338 476 324 84 8 4 855.2 879 16 332 0 17 24

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1896 CHI N P 26 0 0 6 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .897
1897 CHI N P 22 0 0 8 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1898 CHI N P 4 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .778
1904 CHI N P 34 0 0 16 54 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1905 CHI N P 20 0 0 11 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .959
Total P 106 0 0 42 160 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .957

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1896 CHI N 26 78 5 10 0 6 .128 .200 .179 0 2 7 14 0 0 0 0 0
1897 CHI N 22 81 5 13 0 5 .160 .190 .185 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 0
1898 CHI N 4 14 2 6 0 1 .429 .429 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1904 CHI N 34 94 6 16 1 4 .170 .212 .213 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0
1905 CHI N 20 57 1 3 0 1 .053 .115 .053 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0
Total 106 324 19 48 1 17 .148 .195 .182 2 3 19 14 0 7 1 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by Chicago Orphans with Danny Friend to Columbus (Western) in exchange for Sam Mertes and a player to be named (July, 1898).
  • Traded by Toronto (Eastern) to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dick Harley, Tommy Raub, Clarence Currie and $750 (@October 10, 1903).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs with Billy Maloney, Jack McCarthy, Doc Casey and $2000 to Brooklyn Superbas in exchange for Jimmy Sheckard (December 15, 1905).

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