Henry Porter
[edit] Biography
Born on June , 1858 in Vergennes, Vermont, Henry Porter (Walter Henry Porter) played for the Milwaukee Grays, Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers and Kansas City Cowboys over the course of his 6 year career. Porter broke into the bigs on September 27, 1884 with the Milwaukee Grays, and put up a 3.00 ERA in 51 innings pitched in 1884, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Henry Porter's best season was 1885, when he posted a 2.78 ERA, won 33 games and struck out 197 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1884
| MIL
| U
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 3.00
| 71
| 25
| 17
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 51
| 32
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BRO
| a
| 54
| 54
| 33
| 21
| 2.78
| 197
| 261
| 149
| 53
| 2
| 0
| 481.2
| 427
| 11
| 107
| 0
| 26
| 16
|
| 1886
| BRO
| a
| 48
| 48
| 27
| 19
| 3.42
| 163
| 277
| 161
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 424
| 439
| 8
| 120
| 0
| 20
| 5
|
| 1887
| BRO
| a
| 40
| 40
| 15
| 24
| 4.21
| 74
| 264
| 159
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 339.2
| 416
| 7
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| 55
| 54
| 18
| 37
| 4.16
| 145
| 336
| 219
| 53
| 4
| 0
| 474
| 527
| 16
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| KC
| a
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 12.52
| 9
| 46
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 52
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 3.00
| 71
| 25
| 17
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 51
| 32
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 201
| 200
| 93
| 104
| 3.72
| 588
| 1184
| 720
| 195
| 8
| 0
| 1742.1
| 1861
| 42
| 457
| 0
| 46
| 28
|
| Total
|
|
| 207
| 206
| 96
| 107
| 3.70
| 659
| 1209
| 737
| 201
| 9
| 0
| 1793.1
| 1893
| 43
| 466
| 0
| 46
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1884
| MIL
| U
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| MIL
| U
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| MIL
| U
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| BRO
| a
| P
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 93
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1886
| BRO
| a
| P
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 70
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| 1887
| BRO
| a
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 63
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .855
|
| 1887
| BRO
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| P
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 133
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1889
| KC
| a
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 207
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 375
| 52
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1884
| MIL
| U
| 11
| 40
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .275
| .275
| .350
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BRO
| a
| 54
| 195
| 28
| 40
| 0
| 16
| .205
| .225
| .251
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BRO
| a
| 48
| 184
| 20
| 33
| 0
| 13
| .179
| .197
| .201
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BRO
| a
| 40
| 146
| 16
| 29
| 1
| 12
| .199
| .250
| .288
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| KC
| a
| 55
| 195
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 10
| .144
| .177
| .159
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| KC
| a
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 11
| 40
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .275
| .275
| .350
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 201
| 730
| 76
| 131
| 1
| 52
| .179
| .210
| .219
| 10
| 8
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 212
| 770
| 79
| 142
| 1
| 52
| .184
| .213
| .226
| 13
| 8
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Brooklyn Bridegrooms to Kansas City Cowboys with Jim Donahue, Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Phillips and Steve Toole for $7000 (@January 15, 1888).
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