Cub Stricker
[edit] Biography
Cub Stricker (John A. Stricker) was born on June 8, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1882 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .217 with 0 home runs and 18 RBI. Stricker played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Spiders, Cleveland Infants, Boston Reds, St. Louis Perfectos, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Cub Stricker's best season was 1887, when he stole 86 bases and knocked in 53 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| 72
| 272
| 34
| 59
| 0
| 18
| .217
| .258
| .246
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 89
| 330
| 67
| 90
| 1
| 40
| .273
| .312
| .306
| 8
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 107
| 399
| 59
| 92
| 1
| 0
| .231
| .267
| .333
| 16
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 106
| 398
| 71
| 93
| 1
| 41
| .234
| .284
| .279
| 9
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CLE
| a
| 131
| 534
| 122
| 141
| 2
| 53
| .264
| .334
| .326
| 19
| 4
| 53
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 86
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| 127
| 493
| 80
| 115
| 1
| 33
| .233
| .311
| .290
| 13
| 6
| 50
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 60
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CLE
| N
| 136
| 566
| 83
| 142
| 1
| 47
| .251
| .323
| .288
| 10
| 4
| 58
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| 127
| 544
| 93
| 133
| 2
| 65
| .244
| .318
| .320
| 19
| 8
| 54
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 139
| 514
| 96
| 111
| 0
| 46
| .216
| .309
| .261
| 15
| 4
| 63
| 34
| 6
| 0
| 54
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 28
| 98
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 11
| .204
| .297
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 75
| 269
| 45
| 71
| 3
| 37
| .264
| .344
| .353
| 5
| 5
| 32
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 103
| 367
| 57
| 91
| 3
| 48
| .248
| .332
| .316
| 6
| 5
| 42
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 59
| 218
| 28
| 39
| 0
| 20
| .179
| .248
| .220
| 7
| 1
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 127
| 544
| 93
| 133
| 2
| 65
| .244
| .318
| .320
| 19
| 8
| 54
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 298
| 1151
| 168
| 272
| 4
| 115
| .236
| .312
| .284
| 23
| 10
| 120
| 55
| 6
| 0
| 54
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 771
| 2940
| 529
| 701
| 6
| 231
| .238
| .301
| .294
| 86
| 29
| 240
| 34
| 23
| 0
| 200
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1196
| 4635
| 790
| 1106
| 12
| 411
| .239
| .306
| .294
| 128
| 47
| 414
| 105
| 34
| 0
| 278
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 239
| 251
| 52
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 253
| 223
| 93
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .837
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 280
| 257
| 80
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 284
| 304
| 81
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1887
| CLE
| a
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 19
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .722
|
| 1887
| CLE
| a
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1887
| CLE
| a
| 2B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 461
| 365
| 80
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| 2B
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 387
| 361
| 57
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1889
| CLE
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1889
| CLE
| N
| 2B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 434
| 429
| 63
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| 2B
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 295
| 353
| 68
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1890
| CLE
| P
| SS
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 85
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .839
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 2B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 405
| 418
| 51
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 72
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1892
| STL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 2B
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 212
| 224
| 39
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 278
| 296
| 48
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 130
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .700
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 122
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1145
| 0
| 0
| 3447
| 3387
| 701
| 513
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.29
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| CLE
| a
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.18
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.2
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| CLE
| a
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4.50
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3.58
| 10
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27.2
| 30
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1882).
- Traded by Cleveland Spiders with Paul Radford to Boston Reds in exchange for Cupid Childs (@February 10, 1891).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Pud Galvin (June 14, 1892).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Adonis Terry (@June 17, 1892).
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