Eddie Ainsmith
[edit] Biography
Eddie Ainsmith (Edward Wilbur Ainsmith) was born on February 4, 1890 in Cambridge, Russia. He made his Major League debut on August 9, 1910 for the Washington Senators. In 1911, his rookie year, he hit .221 with 0 home runs and 14 RBI. Ainsmith played for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Eddie Ainsmith's best season was 1922, when he hit for a .293 average and knocked in 59 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1910
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 104
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 9
| .192
| .236
| .240
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| WAS
| A
| 61
| 149
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 14
| .221
| .275
| .275
| 2
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| WAS
| A
| 61
| 186
| 22
| 42
| 0
| 22
| .226
| .280
| .285
| 7
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 84
| 229
| 26
| 49
| 2
| 20
| .214
| .262
| .293
| 4
| 4
| 12
| 41
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| 62
| 151
| 11
| 34
| 0
| 13
| .225
| .273
| .272
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| WAS
| A
| 47
| 120
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .200
| .267
| .267
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| 51
| 100
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 8
| .170
| .231
| .210
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| 125
| 350
| 38
| 67
| 0
| 42
| .191
| .280
| .263
| 17
| 4
| 40
| 48
| 3
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| WAS
| A
| 96
| 292
| 22
| 62
| 0
| 20
| .212
| .283
| .308
| 10
| 9
| 29
| 44
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| DET
| A
| 114
| 364
| 42
| 99
| 3
| 32
| .272
| .354
| .409
| 17
| 12
| 45
| 30
| 1
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| 69
| 186
| 19
| 43
| 1
| 19
| .231
| .285
| .306
| 5
| 3
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| STL
| N
| 27
| 62
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .290
| .323
| .323
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| 35
| 98
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 12
| .276
| .360
| .367
| 5
| 2
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| Total
|
| 62
| 160
| 11
| 45
| 0
| 17
| .281
| .347
| .350
| 5
| 3
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| STL
| N
| 119
| 379
| 46
| 111
| 13
| 59
| .293
| .343
| .454
| 14
| 4
| 28
| 43
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1923
| STL
| N
| 82
| 263
| 22
| 56
| 3
| 34
| .213
| .276
| .335
| 11
| 6
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| TOT
| N
| 84
| 273
| 22
| 58
| 3
| 36
| .212
| .274
| .330
| 11
| 6
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| NY
| N
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .600
| .600
| .600
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 240
| 719
| 73
| 190
| 16
| 100
| .264
| .317
| .396
| 25
| 11
| 53
| 66
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 838
| 2329
| 226
| 517
| 6
| 217
| .222
| .289
| .302
| 83
| 43
| 210
| 249
| 10
| 78
| 80
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1078
| 3048
| 299
| 707
| 22
| 317
| .232
| .296
| .324
| 108
| 54
| 263
| 315
| 12
| 99
| 86
| 1
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1910
| WAS
| A
| C
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 52
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1911
| WAS
| A
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 71
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1912
| WAS
| A
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 415
| 85
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| C
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 418
| 82
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1914
| WAS
| A
| C
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 55
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1915
| WAS
| A
| C
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 47
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| C
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 207
| 50
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| C
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 580
| 154
| 22
| 15
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1918
| WAS
| A
| C
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 413
| 131
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1919
| DET
| A
| C
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 456
| 107
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1920
| DET
| A
| C
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 55
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1921
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| STL
| N
| C
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 70
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1921
| DET
| A
| C
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 25
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1921
| Total
|
| C
| 57
| 17
| 0
| 169
| 42
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1922
| STL
| N
| C
| 116
| 104
| 447
| 428
| 99
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 26
| 6
| .963
|
| 1923
| STL
| N
| C
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 235
| 57
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| TOT
| N
| C
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 58
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1924
| NY
| N
| C
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 993
| 121
| 447
| 4399
| 1088
| 193
| 96
| 0
| 110
| 25
| 26
| 6
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1913
| WAS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Washington Senators with George Dumont to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Hal Janvrin and cash (January 17, 1919).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Chick Shorten and Slim Love to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ossie Vitt (January 17, 1919).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (@September 3, 1923).
- Signed by Brooklyn Robins (@September 25, 1923).
- Released by New York Giants (August 20, 1924).
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