Joe Sommer
[edit] Biography
Joe Sommer (Joseph John Sommer) was born on November 20, 1858 in Covington, Kentucky. He made his Major League debut on July 8, 1880 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 1 home run and 29 RBI. Sommer played for the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Spiders over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Joe Sommer's best season was 1887, when he stole 29 bases and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| 24
| 88
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .182
| .182
| .193
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| CIN
| a
| 80
| 354
| 82
| 102
| 1
| 29
| .288
| .333
| .364
| 12
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| 97
| 413
| 79
| 115
| 3
| 52
| .278
| .312
| .346
| 5
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 107
| 479
| 96
| 129
| 4
| 0
| .269
| .293
| .359
| 11
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 110
| 471
| 84
| 118
| 1
| 44
| .251
| .291
| .331
| 23
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 139
| 560
| 79
| 117
| 1
| 52
| .209
| .245
| .261
| 18
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 131
| 463
| 88
| 123
| 0
| 65
| .266
| .358
| .311
| 11
| 5
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 79
| 297
| 31
| 65
| 0
| 35
| .219
| .266
| .253
| 10
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 106
| 386
| 51
| 85
| 1
| 36
| .220
| .298
| .272
| 13
| 2
| 42
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CLE
| N
| 9
| 35
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .229
| .270
| .257
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BAL
| a
| 38
| 129
| 13
| 33
| 0
| 23
| .256
| .324
| .318
| 4
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| Total
|
| 47
| 164
| 17
| 41
| 0
| 23
| .250
| .313
| .305
| 5
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 33
| 123
| 14
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .195
| .208
| .211
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 887
| 3552
| 603
| 887
| 11
| 336
| .250
| .300
| .313
| 107
| 42
| 236
| 49
| 20
| 0
| 101
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 920
| 3675
| 617
| 911
| 11
| 342
| .248
| .297
| .309
| 109
| 42
| 238
| 53
| 20
| 0
| 101
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1882
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 9
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| OF
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 11
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 168
| 54
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .841
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1884
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 14
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 86
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 12
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .688
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 18
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .762
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 15
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 48
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .871
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 98
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| 1888
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 24
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .789
|
| 1890
| CLE
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 5
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1890
| Total
|
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 5
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1890
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 212
| 73
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .834
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 116
| 26
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .871
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 138
| 26
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 713
| 0
| 0
| 1326
| 109
| 157
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1883
| CIN
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.40
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BAL
| a
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 1
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BAL
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| CLE
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.38
| 3
| 22
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.64
| 3
| 25
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 33
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
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