Count Gedney
[edit] Biography
Count Gedney (Alfred W. Gedney) was born on May 10, 1849 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1872 for the Troy Haymakers. In 1873, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 1 home run and 25 RBI. Gedney played for the Troy Haymakers, Brooklyn Eckfords, New York Mutuals and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Count Gedney's best season was 1874, when he hit for a .275 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1872
| TRO
| n
| 10
| 47
| 14
| 20
| 3
| 18
| .426
| .426
| .681
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| 18
| 71
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .183
| .183
| .197
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1872
| TOT
| n
| 28
| 118
| 18
| 33
| 3
| 24
| .280
| .280
| .390
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1873
| MUT
| n
| 53
| 224
| 41
| 60
| 1
| 25
| .268
| .290
| .348
| 5
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| 54
| 222
| 49
| 61
| 1
| 34
| .275
| .297
| .315
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| 68
| 267
| 30
| 55
| 0
| 17
| .206
| .206
| .266
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 203
| 831
| 138
| 209
| 5
| 100
| .252
| .264
| .319
| 25
| 8
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1872
| TRO
| n
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1872
| TRO
| n
| CF
| 9
| 9
| 81
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| LF
| 16
| 16
| 142.1
| 45
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1872
| ECK
| n
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1872
| TOT
| n
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1873
| MUT
| n
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 10
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| LF
| 51
| 51
| 442
| 126
| 3
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .822
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 43
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 3
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .822
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| OF
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 8
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .843
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 67
| 67
| 584.1
| 171
| 3
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .841
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 43
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 196
| 0
| 0
| 577
| 21
| 103
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 9
| 9
| 81
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.64
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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