Chicken Wolf
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[edit] Biography
Chicken Wolf (William Van Winkle Wolf) was born on May 12, 1862 in Louisville, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1882 for the Louisville Colonels. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .299 with 0 home runs and 0 RBI. Wolf played for the Louisville Colonels and St. Louis Perfectos over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Chicken Wolf's best season was 1890, when he stole 46 bases, hit for a .363 average and knocked in 98 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | LOU | a | 78 | 318 | 46 | 95 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .318 | .384 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | LOU | a | 98 | 389 | 59 | 102 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .272 | .360 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | LOU | a | 110 | 486 | 79 | 146 | 3 | 73 | .300 | .310 | .414 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | LOU | a | 112 | 483 | 79 | 141 | 1 | 52 | .292 | .309 | .416 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | 130 | 545 | 93 | 148 | 3 | 61 | .272 | .310 | .363 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | LOU | a | 137 | 569 | 103 | 160 | 2 | 102 | .281 | .331 | .385 | 27 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | LOU | a | 128 | 538 | 80 | 154 | 0 | 67 | .286 | .320 | .379 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | LOU | a | 130 | 546 | 72 | 159 | 3 | 57 | .291 | .333 | .377 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | LOU | a | 134 | 543 | 100 | 197 | 4 | 98 | .363 | .421 | .479 | 29 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | LOU | a | 138 | 537 | 67 | 136 | 1 | 82 | .253 | .317 | .320 | 17 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | STL | N | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AA | 1195 | 4954 | 778 | 1438 | 18 | 592 | .290 | .327 | .388 | 213 | 109 | 229 | 70 | 42 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1198 | 4968 | 779 | 1440 | 18 | 593 | .290 | .327 | .387 | 213 | 109 | 229 | 71 | 42 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | LOU | a | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .867 |
| 1882 | LOU | a | OF | 70 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .902 |
| 1882 | LOU | a | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1882 | LOU | a | SS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .809 |
| 1883 | LOU | a | C | 20 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .908 |
| 1883 | LOU | a | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .652 |
| 1883 | LOU | a | OF | 78 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .890 |
| 1883 | LOU | a | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | LOU | a | OF | 101 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .884 |
| 1884 | LOU | a | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1884 | LOU | a | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .893 |
| 1884 | LOU | a | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | LOU | a | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1885 | LOU | a | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| 1885 | LOU | a | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1885 | LOU | a | OF | 111 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1885 | LOU | a | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | OF | 122 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .934 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | 1B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .931 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .692 |
| 1887 | LOU | a | 1B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1887 | LOU | a | OF | 128 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .940 |
| 1888 | LOU | a | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1888 | LOU | a | OF | 85 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .886 |
| 1888 | LOU | a | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .700 |
| 1888 | LOU | a | SS | 39 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 131 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .825 |
| 1888 | LOU | a | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1889 | LOU | a | OF | 88 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| 1889 | LOU | a | SS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .862 |
| 1889 | LOU | a | 1B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1889 | LOU | a | 3B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .760 |
| 1889 | LOU | a | 2B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .902 |
| 1890 | LOU | a | OF | 123 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1890 | LOU | a | 3B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .892 |
| 1891 | LOU | a | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1891 | LOU | a | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1891 | LOU | a | OF | 133 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .918 |
| 1892 | STL | N | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 1B | 43 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .949 | ||
| Total | C | 39 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 45 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .877 | ||
| Total | SS | 64 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 194 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .818 | ||
| Total | 2B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .897 | ||
| Total | OF | 1042 | 0 | 0 | 1642 | 229 | 168 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .918 | ||
| Total | 3B | 26 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .845 | ||
| Total | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | LOU | a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | LOU | a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | LOU | a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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