George Shoch
[edit] Biography
George Shoch (George Quintus Shoch) was born on January 6, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1886 for the Washington Senators. In 1887, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 1 home run and 18 RBI. Shoch played for the Washington Senators, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Bridegrooms over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was George Shoch's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1893, when he knocked in 54 runs. However, others believe that it was 1887, when he stole 29 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1886
| WAS
| N
| 26
| 95
| 11
| 28
| 1
| 18
| .295
| .309
| .368
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| WAS
| N
| 70
| 264
| 47
| 63
| 1
| 18
| .239
| .304
| .292
| 9
| 1
| 21
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| 90
| 317
| 46
| 58
| 2
| 24
| .183
| .262
| .240
| 6
| 3
| 25
| 22
| 9
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 30
| 109
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 11
| .239
| .385
| .257
| 2
| 0
| 20
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| MIL
| a
| 34
| 127
| 29
| 40
| 1
| 16
| .315
| .435
| .409
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 76
| 308
| 42
| 85
| 1
| 50
| .276
| .340
| .354
| 15
| 3
| 24
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 94
| 327
| 53
| 86
| 2
| 54
| .263
| .366
| .339
| 17
| 1
| 48
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 64
| 239
| 47
| 77
| 1
| 37
| .322
| .400
| .402
| 6
| 5
| 26
| 6
| 5
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| 61
| 216
| 49
| 56
| 0
| 29
| .259
| .368
| .366
| 9
| 7
| 32
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| 76
| 250
| 36
| 73
| 1
| 28
| .292
| .381
| .364
| 7
| 4
| 33
| 10
| 3
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| BRO
| N
| 85
| 284
| 42
| 79
| 0
| 38
| .278
| .393
| .324
| 9
| 2
| 49
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 672
| 2409
| 385
| 631
| 9
| 307
| .262
| .350
| .330
| 82
| 27
| 280
| 110
| 48
| 29
| 126
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 34
| 127
| 29
| 40
| 1
| 16
| .315
| .435
| .409
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 706
| 2536
| 414
| 671
| 10
| 323
| .265
| .355
| .334
| 89
| 28
| 298
| 115
| 57
| 29
| 138
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1886
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1886
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1887
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .780
|
| 1887
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1887
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 15
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 168
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| MIL
| a
| SS
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 85
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1891
| MIL
| a
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| SS
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 197
| 43
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 66
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 42
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 82
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 21
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1894
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1895
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 37
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 184
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1896
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1897
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 240
| 27
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1897
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 41
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1897
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 319
| 489
| 58
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 146
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 179
| 0
| 0
| 338
| 595
| 115
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 298
| 0
| 0
| 539
| 50
| 57
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1888
| WAS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Released by Washington Senators (1892).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April, 1892).
- Traded by Brooklyn Bridegrooms with $1000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bill Hallman (November 12, 1897).
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