Dan Brouthers
[edit] Biography
Dan Brouthers (Dennis Joseph Brouthers) was born on May 8, 1858 in Sylvan Lake, New York. He made his Major League debut on June 23, 1879 for the Troy Trojans. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 4 home runs and 17 RBI. Brouthers played for the Troy Trojans, Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Dan Brouthers's best season was 1894, when he stole 38 bases, hit for a .347 average and knocked in 128 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| 39
| 168
| 17
| 46
| 4
| 17
| .274
| .278
| .429
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| TRO
| N
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .231
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| 65
| 270
| 60
| 86
| 8
| 45
| .319
| .361
| .541
| 18
| 9
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| BUF
| N
| 84
| 351
| 71
| 129
| 6
| 63
| .368
| .403
| .547
| 23
| 11
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BUF
| N
| 98
| 425
| 85
| 159
| 3
| 97
| .374
| .397
| .572
| 41
| 17
| 16
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BUF
| N
| 94
| 398
| 82
| 130
| 14
| 79
| .327
| .378
| .563
| 22
| 15
| 33
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BUF
| N
| 98
| 407
| 87
| 146
| 7
| 59
| .359
| .408
| .543
| 32
| 11
| 34
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| DET
| N
| 121
| 489
| 139
| 181
| 11
| 72
| .370
| .445
| .581
| 40
| 15
| 66
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| DET
| N
| 123
| 500
| 153
| 169
| 12
| 101
| .338
| .426
| .562
| 36
| 20
| 71
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| DET
| N
| 129
| 522
| 118
| 160
| 9
| 66
| .307
| .399
| .464
| 33
| 11
| 68
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BOS
| N
| 126
| 485
| 105
| 181
| 7
| 118
| .373
| .462
| .507
| 26
| 9
| 66
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| 123
| 460
| 117
| 152
| 1
| 97
| .330
| .466
| .454
| 36
| 9
| 99
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 130
| 486
| 117
| 170
| 5
| 109
| .350
| .471
| .512
| 26
| 19
| 87
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BRO
| N
| 152
| 588
| 121
| 197
| 5
| 124
| .335
| .432
| .480
| 30
| 20
| 84
| 30
| 16
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 77
| 282
| 57
| 95
| 2
| 59
| .337
| .450
| .511
| 21
| 11
| 52
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| BAL
| N
| 123
| 525
| 137
| 182
| 9
| 128
| .347
| .425
| .560
| 39
| 23
| 67
| 9
| 5
| 18
| 38
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 24
| 97
| 13
| 30
| 2
| 15
| .309
| .380
| .495
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| BAL
| N
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .261
| .292
| .348
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 120
| 15
| 36
| 2
| 20
| .300
| .364
| .467
| 12
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 57
| 218
| 42
| 75
| 1
| 41
| .344
| .462
| .445
| 13
| 3
| 44
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 123
| 460
| 117
| 152
| 1
| 97
| .330
| .466
| .454
| 36
| 9
| 99
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1420
| 5765
| 1289
| 1974
| 100
| 1090
| .342
| .415
| .525
| 398
| 177
| 654
| 201
| 63
| 20
| 197
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 130
| 486
| 117
| 170
| 5
| 109
| .350
| .471
| .512
| 26
| 19
| 87
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1673
| 6711
| 1523
| 2296
| 106
| 1296
| .342
| .423
| .519
| 460
| 205
| 840
| 238
| 105
| 20
| 256
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| 1B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 406
| 6
| 33
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1880
| TRO
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 329
| 11
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1881
| BUF
| N
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .797
|
| 1882
| BUF
| N
| 1B
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 882
| 19
| 24
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1883
| BUF
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1883
| BUF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1883
| BUF
| N
| 1B
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 1040
| 35
| 44
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1884
| BUF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| BUF
| N
| 1B
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 958
| 30
| 37
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1885
| BUF
| N
| 1B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 996
| 25
| 26
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1886
| DET
| N
| 1B
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 1256
| 27
| 42
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1887
| DET
| N
| 1B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 1141
| 35
| 38
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1888
| DET
| N
| 1B
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 1345
| 48
| 42
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1889
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 1243
| 58
| 35
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| 1B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 1187
| 73
| 49
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1891
| BOS
| a
| 1B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 1313
| 34
| 30
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1892
| BRO
| N
| 1B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 1498
| 105
| 29
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 1B
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 736
| 47
| 11
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1894
| BAL
| N
| 1B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 1184
| 65
| 31
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 10
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1895
| BAL
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 13
| 11
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1896
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 566
| 23
| 10
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1904
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .797
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1633
| 0
| 0
| 16365
| 654
| 512
| 890
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1879
| TRO
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5.57
| 6
| 30
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1883
| BUF
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31.50
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7.83
| 8
| 37
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 44
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Troy Trojans (June, 1879).
- Sold by Buffalo Bisons to Detroit Wolverines with Hardy Richardson, Jack Rowe and Deacon White for $7000 (sum was for entire team) (September 16, 1885).
- Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Boston Beaneaters with Charlie Bennett, Charlie Ganzel, Hardy Richardson and Deacon White for $30000 (estimate) (October 16, 1888).
- Traded by Brooklyn Bridegrooms with Willie Keeler to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Billy Shindle and George Treadway (January 1, 1894).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Louisville Colonels for $500 (May 8, 1895).
- Sold by Louisville Colonels to Philadelphia Phillies for $500 (December, 1895).
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