Egyptian Healy
[edit] Biography
Born on October 27, 1866 in Cairo, Illinois, Egyptian Healy (John J. Healy) played for the St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Washington Senators, Chicago White Stockings, No Team Name Found, Baltimore Orioles and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 8 year career. Healy broke into the bigs on September 11, 1885 with the St. Louis Maroons, and put up a 3.00 ERA in 66 innings pitched in 1885, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Egyptian Healy's best season was 1890, when he posted a 2.89 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 225 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1885
| STL
| N
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 7
| 3.00
| 32
| 37
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 54
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 14
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| 43
| 41
| 17
| 23
| 2.88
| 213
| 213
| 113
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 353.2
| 315
| 5
| 118
| 0
| 40
| 0
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 41
| 41
| 12
| 29
| 5.17
| 75
| 292
| 196
| 40
| 3
| 0
| 341
| 415
| 24
| 108
| 0
| 39
| 15
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| 37
| 37
| 12
| 24
| 3.89
| 124
| 199
| 139
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 321.1
| 347
| 13
| 87
| 0
| 19
| 15
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 13
| 12
| 1
| 11
| 6.24
| 49
| 111
| 70
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 101
| 139
| 2
| 38
| 0
| 10
| 5
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 4.50
| 22
| 35
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 48
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1889
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 17
| 2
| 15
| 5.69
| 71
| 146
| 93
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 147
| 187
| 6
| 56
| 0
| 13
| 9
|
| 1890
| TOL
| a
| 46
| 46
| 22
| 21
| 2.89
| 225
| 201
| 125
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 389
| 326
| 5
| 127
| 0
| 23
| 26
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| 23
| 22
| 8
| 10
| 3.75
| 54
| 124
| 71
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 170.1
| 179
| 6
| 57
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.96
| 4
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 9
| 8
| 3
| 6
| 4.74
| 24
| 51
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 68.1
| 82
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 11
| 10
| 4
| 7
| 4.15
| 28
| 58
| 40
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 86.2
| 97
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 158
| 154
| 48
| 105
| 4.12
| 543
| 945
| 603
| 145
| 7
| 0
| 1315.2
| 1415
| 52
| 415
| 0
| 127
| 39
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 69
| 68
| 30
| 31
| 3.15
| 279
| 325
| 196
| 63
| 2
| 0
| 559.1
| 505
| 11
| 184
| 0
| 34
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 227
| 222
| 78
| 136
| 3.84
| 822
| 1270
| 799
| 208
| 9
| 0
| 1875
| 1920
| 63
| 599
| 0
| 161
| 65
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1885
| STL
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 62
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 51
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .829
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 79
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .848
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1889
| TOT
| N
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1890
| TOL
| a
| P
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 62
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1890
| TOL
| a
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 227
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 340
| 61
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1885
| STL
| N
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .042
| .042
| .042
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| 43
| 145
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 5
| .097
| .109
| .131
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| IND
| N
| 41
| 138
| 14
| 24
| 3
| 14
| .174
| .208
| .297
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| IND
| N
| 37
| 131
| 14
| 30
| 1
| 13
| .229
| .235
| .321
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 13
| 45
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 4
| .222
| .239
| .333
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| TOT
| N
| 18
| 65
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 5
| .185
| .197
| .262
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| TOL
| a
| 48
| 156
| 27
| 34
| 1
| 10
| .218
| .322
| .333
| 7
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| 23
| 64
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .141
| .257
| .172
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .375
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 9
| 27
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .276
| .296
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 11
| 34
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .235
| .297
| .324
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 158
| 537
| 50
| 89
| 5
| 38
| .166
| .185
| .244
| 21
| 3
| 10
| 180
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 71
| 220
| 31
| 43
| 1
| 16
| .195
| .303
| .286
| 9
| 4
| 23
| 23
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 229
| 757
| 81
| 132
| 6
| 54
| .174
| .223
| .256
| 30
| 7
| 33
| 203
| 14
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by St. Louis Maroons to Indianapolis Hoosiers with Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg and Emmett Seery (March 8, 1887).
- Traded by Indianapolis Hoosiers to Washington Senators in exchange for Jim Whitney (March 29, 1889).
- Released by Washington Senators (July, 1889).
- Signed by Chicago White Stockings (July 11, 1889).
- Released by Chicago White Stockings (August, 1889).
- Signed by Kansas City Cowboys (September 27, 1889).
- Sold by Kansas City Cowboys to Toledo Maumees (@April 3, 1890).
- Sold by Toledo Maumees to Baltimore Orioles with Perry Werden (January 30, 1891).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (June, 1892).
- Signed by Louisville Colonels (June 16, 1892).
- Released by Louisville Colonels (July 15, 1892).
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