Chicken Wolf
[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
| 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
| 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
| 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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