Farmer Weaver
[edit] Biography
Farmer Weaver (William B. Weaver) was born on March 23, 1865 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1888 for the Louisville Colonels. In 1889, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 0 home runs and 60 RBI. Weaver played for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Farmer Weaver's best season was 1890, when he stole 45 bases, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 67 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| 26
| 112
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 8
| .250
| .276
| .277
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| 124
| 499
| 62
| 145
| 0
| 60
| .291
| .352
| .349
| 17
| 6
| 40
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| LOU
| a
| 130
| 557
| 101
| 161
| 3
| 67
| .289
| .333
| .386
| 27
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 45
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| 135
| 565
| 76
| 160
| 1
| 55
| .283
| .335
| .358
| 25
| 7
| 33
| 23
| 11
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 138
| 551
| 58
| 140
| 0
| 57
| .254
| .315
| .296
| 15
| 4
| 40
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 106
| 439
| 79
| 128
| 2
| 49
| .292
| .348
| .376
| 17
| 7
| 27
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 30
| 115
| 16
| 40
| 0
| 24
| .348
| .405
| .443
| 7
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 64
| 244
| 19
| 54
| 3
| 24
| .221
| .249
| .295
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 11
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 94
| 359
| 35
| 94
| 3
| 48
| .262
| .301
| .343
| 12
| 4
| 13
| 12
| 7
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 338
| 1349
| 172
| 362
| 5
| 154
| .268
| .322
| .334
| 44
| 15
| 80
| 41
| 27
| 12
| 54
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 415
| 1733
| 251
| 494
| 4
| 190
| .285
| .336
| .359
| 70
| 23
| 105
| 45
| 27
| 0
| 108
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 753
| 3082
| 423
| 856
| 9
| 344
| .278
| .330
| .348
| 114
| 38
| 185
| 86
| 54
| 12
| 162
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 249
| 30
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .625
|
| 1890
| LOU
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1890
| LOU
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1890
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 23
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1891
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 294
| 33
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 18
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| C
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 16
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 17
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 20
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| C
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 31
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .851
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 15
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| C
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 27
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 651
| 0
| 0
| 1206
| 135
| 106
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 32
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 210
| 66
| 24
| 13
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
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