General Stafford

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Full Name: James Joseph Stafford	Primary Position: OF,SS,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/165	First Game: August 27, 1890
Birthdate: January 30, 1868	Final Game: October 12, 1899
Birthplace: Thompson, Connecticut	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: September 18, 1923
Deathplace: Worcester, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

General Stafford (James Joseph Stafford) was born on January 30, 1868 in Thompson, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on August 27, 1890 for the Buffalo Bisons. In 1893, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 5 home runs and 27 RBI. Stafford played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters and Washington Senators over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that General Stafford's best season was 1895, when he stole 42 bases, hit for a .279 average and knocked in 73 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1890	BUF	P	15	49	11	7	0	3	.143	.250	.163	1	0	7	8	0	0	2	0	0
1893	NY	N	67	281	58	79	5	27	.281	.344	.388	7	4	25	31	2	0	19	0	0
1894	NY	N	14	46	10	10	0	4	.217	.368	.283	1	1	10	7	1	0	2	0	0
1895	NY	N	123	463	79	129	3	73	.279	.344	.346	12	5	40	32	6	1	42	0	0
1896	NY	N	59	230	28	66	0	40	.287	.333	.335	9	1	13	18	3	2	15	0	0
1897	NY	N	7	23	0	2	0	3	.087	.192	.087	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1897	LOU	N	111	432	68	120	7	53	.278	.330	.387	16	5	31	0	3	11	14	0	0
1897	TOT	N	118	455	68	122	7	56	.268	.323	.371	16	5	34	0	3	11	14	0	0
1898	LOU	N	49	181	26	54	1	25	.298	.368	.331	3	0	19	0	1	6	7	0	0
1898	BOS	N	37	123	21	32	1	8	.260	.289	.301	2	0	4	0	1	4	3	0	0
1898	TOT	N	86	304	47	86	2	33	.283	.337	.319	5	0	23	0	2	10	10	0	0
1899	WAS	N	31	118	11	29	1	14	.246	.276	.331	5	1	5	0	0	2	4	0	0
1899	BOS	N	55	182	29	55	3	40	.302	.328	.396	4	2	7	0	0	12	9	0	0
1899	TOT	N	86	300	40	84	4	54	.280	.308	.370	9	3	12	0	0	14	13	0	0
Total	PL		15	49	11	7	0	3	.143	.250	.163	1	0	7	8	0	0	2	0	0
Total	NL		553	2079	330	576	21	287	.277	.333	.354	59	19	157	88	17	38	115	0	0
Total			568	2128	341	583	21	290	.274	.331	.350	60	19	164	96	17	38	117	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1890	BUF	P	P	12	0	0	4	21	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.893
1890	BUF	P	OF	4	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.714
1893	NY	N	OF	67	0	0	129	8	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	.901
1894	NY	N	3B	6	0	0	8	10	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1894	NY	N	2B	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1894	NY	N	OF	5	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.778
1894	NY	N	1B	1	0	0	11	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.917
1895	NY	N	OF	12	0	0	20	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.846
1895	NY	N	3B	2	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1895	NY	N	2B	109	0	0	242	329	56	44	0	0	0	0	0	.911
1896	NY	N	SS	6	0	0	15	17	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.941
1896	NY	N	OF	53	0	0	78	9	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.897
1897	NY	N	OF	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1897	NY	N	SS	2	0	0	4	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.615
1897	LOU	N	SS	103	0	0	197	353	70	33	0	0	0	0	0	.887
1897	LOU	N	OF	7	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1897	LOU	N	3B	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1897	TOT	N	OF	12	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1897	TOT	N	SS	105	0	0	201	357	75	34	0	0	0	0	0	.882
1897	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1898	LOU	N	2B	28	0	0	58	78	15	6	0	0	0	0	0	.901
1898	LOU	N	OF	22	0	0	33	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.949
1898	LOU	N	3B	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1898	BOS	N	OF	35	0	0	59	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1898	BOS	N	1B	1	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1898	TOT	N	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1898	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1898	TOT	N	OF	57	0	0	92	5	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	.924
1898	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1899	WAS	N	SS	13	0	0	35	43	14	8	0	0	0	0	0	.848
1899	WAS	N	3B	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1899	WAS	N	2B	17	0	0	27	31	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.951
1899	BOS	N	2B	5	0	0	8	13	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.840
1899	BOS	N	SS	5	0	0	9	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.826
1899	BOS	N	OF	41	0	0	86	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1899	TOT	N	2B	22	0	0	35	44	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	.919
1899	TOT	N	SS	18	0	0	44	53	18	8	0	0	0	0	0	.843
Total			2B	160	0	0	338	452	78	55	0	0	0	0	0	.910
Total			P	12	0	0	4	21	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.893
Total			3B	12	0	0	17	23	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.833
Total			SS	129	0	0	260	427	95	45	0	0	0	0	0	.879
Total			1B	2	0	0	22	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.958
Total			OF	251	0	0	436	24	45	9	0	0	0	0	0	.911

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1890	BUF	P	12	12	3	9	5.14	21	89	56	11	0	0	98	123	8	43	0	3	1

[edit] Transactions

Traded by New York Giants to Louisville Colonels in exchange for Ducky Holmes (@May 13, 1897).
Released by Boston Beaneaters (August 12, 1899).
Signed by Washington Senators (August 22, 1899).

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