Gus Weyhing
[edit] Biography
Born on September 29, 1866 in Louisville, Kentucky, Gus Weyhing (August Weyhing) played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Wonders, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Superbas, Cleveland Blues and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 14 year career. Weyhing broke into the bigs on May 2, 1887 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 4.27 ERA in 466.1 innings pitched in 1887, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Gus Weyhing's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1892, when he posted a 2.66 ERA, won 32 games and struck out 202 batters. However, others believe that it was 1888, when he posted a 2.25 ERA, won 28 games and struck out 204 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| 55
| 55
| 26
| 28
| 4.27
| 193
| 342
| 221
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 466.1
| 465
| 12
| 167
| 0
| 0
| 37
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| 47
| 47
| 28
| 18
| 2.25
| 204
| 198
| 101
| 45
| 3
| 0
| 404
| 314
| 4
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| 54
| 53
| 30
| 21
| 2.95
| 213
| 271
| 147
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 449
| 382
| 15
| 212
| 0
| 37
| 0
|
| 1890
| BRO
| P
| 49
| 46
| 30
| 16
| 3.60
| 177
| 250
| 156
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 390
| 419
| 10
| 179
| 0
| 19
| 18
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 52
| 51
| 31
| 20
| 3.18
| 219
| 231
| 159
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 450
| 428
| 12
| 161
| 0
| 25
| 0
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 59
| 49
| 32
| 21
| 2.66
| 202
| 213
| 139
| 46
| 6
| 3
| 469.2
| 411
| 9
| 168
| 0
| 12
| 0
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| 42
| 40
| 23
| 16
| 4.74
| 101
| 235
| 182
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 345.1
| 399
| 10
| 145
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 34
| 16
| 14
| 5.81
| 81
| 216
| 172
| 25
| 2
| 1
| 266.1
| 365
| 12
| 116
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.00
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PHI
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2.00
| 5
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 23
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 28
| 25
| 7
| 19
| 5.41
| 53
| 205
| 128
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 213
| 285
| 9
| 66
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 28
| 8
| 21
| 5.81
| 61
| 234
| 149
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 231
| 318
| 9
| 84
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1896
| LOU
| N
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 6.64
| 9
| 46
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 62
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 45
| 42
| 15
| 26
| 4.51
| 92
| 232
| 181
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 361
| 428
| 10
| 84
| 0
| 7
| 17
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 43
| 38
| 17
| 21
| 4.54
| 96
| 223
| 169
| 34
| 2
| 0
| 334.2
| 414
| 8
| 76
| 0
| 5
| 28
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 7
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 4.63
| 6
| 44
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 46.2
| 60
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 8
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 4.31
| 8
| 33
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 66
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| 15
| 13
| 6
| 6
| 4.47
| 14
| 77
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 94.2
| 126
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1901
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7.94
| 0
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1901
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3.00
| 3
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1901
| Total
|
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5.75
| 3
| 20
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 31
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 49
| 46
| 30
| 16
| 3.60
| 177
| 250
| 156
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 390
| 419
| 10
| 179
| 0
| 19
| 18
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 279
| 250
| 119
| 129
| 4.48
| 659
| 1485
| 1073
| 211
| 13
| 4
| 2153.2
| 2534
| 67
| 731
| 0
| 49
| 50
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7.94
| 0
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 208
| 206
| 115
| 87
| 3.19
| 829
| 1042
| 628
| 199
| 12
| 0
| 1769.1
| 1589
| 43
| 651
| 0
| 62
| 37
|
| Total
|
|
| 538
| 503
| 264
| 232
| 3.89
| 1665
| 2788
| 1867
| 448
| 28
| 4
| 4324.1
| 4562
| 120
| 1566
| 0
| 130
| 109
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| P
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 85
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .811
|
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| P
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 93
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .871
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| P
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 71
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1890
| BRO
| P
| P
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 55
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .848
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| P
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 73
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 63
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .806
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 56
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 33
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1895
| PHI
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 46
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 54
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1896
| LOU
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 73
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 50
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .851
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1901
| CLE
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| CIN
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| Total
|
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 538
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 743
| 128
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .792
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| 57
| 209
| 19
| 42
| 0
| 16
| .201
| .223
| .239
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| a
| 48
| 184
| 19
| 40
| 1
| 14
| .217
| .222
| .353
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| a
| 54
| 191
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 12
| .131
| .174
| .141
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BRO
| P
| 49
| 165
| 21
| 27
| 1
| 15
| .164
| .238
| .230
| 2
| 3
| 16
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 54
| 198
| 11
| 22
| 0
| 11
| .111
| .146
| .146
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 66
| 214
| 14
| 29
| 0
| 13
| .136
| .178
| .159
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 147
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 11
| .150
| .224
| .170
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 115
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 10
| .174
| .221
| .209
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PHI
| N
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 28
| 89
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 10
| .225
| .310
| .281
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 97
| 11
| 21
| 1
| 11
| .216
| .296
| .278
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| LOU
| N
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .235
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| WAS
| N
| 46
| 141
| 12
| 25
| 0
| 5
| .177
| .221
| .199
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 43
| 126
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 12
| .206
| .254
| .246
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| STL
| N
| 7
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .095
| .095
| .095
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 8
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .263
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| TOT
| N
| 15
| 39
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .175
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| Total
|
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 49
| 165
| 21
| 27
| 1
| 15
| .164
| .238
| .230
| 2
| 3
| 16
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 288
| 897
| 77
| 151
| 1
| 65
| .168
| .222
| .197
| 19
| 2
| 62
| 156
| 0
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 213
| 782
| 65
| 129
| 1
| 53
| .165
| .191
| .219
| 19
| 10
| 23
| 124
| 2
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 552
| 1849
| 163
| 307
| 3
| 133
| .166
| .210
| .209
| 40
| 15
| 101
| 324
| 2
| 20
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Philadelphia Athletics (@May 2, 1887).
- Assigned to Brooklyn Superbas by Washington Senators for $500 (March 9, 1900).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (@July 25, 1900).
- Signed by Brooklyn Superbas (August 2, 1900).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (August 23, 1901).
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