Joe Yeager
[edit] Biography
Joe Yeager (Joseph Francis Yeager) was born on August 28, 1875 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1898 for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. In 1898, his rookie year, he hit .172 with 0 home runs and 15 RBI. Yeager played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Superbas, Detroit Tigers, New York Highlanders and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 10 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| 43
| 134
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 15
| .172
| .218
| .224
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| 23
| 47
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .191
| .333
| .234
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| DET
| A
| 41
| 125
| 18
| 37
| 2
| 17
| .296
| .343
| .416
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 50
| 161
| 17
| 39
| 1
| 23
| .242
| .282
| .360
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| 109
| 402
| 36
| 103
| 0
| 43
| .256
| .303
| .323
| 15
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 115
| 401
| 54
| 107
| 0
| 42
| .267
| .330
| .342
| 16
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 57
| 123
| 20
| 37
| 0
| 12
| .301
| .407
| .366
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 123
| 436
| 32
| 104
| 1
| 44
| .239
| .294
| .326
| 21
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 10
| 15
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .474
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 69
| 190
| 24
| 35
| 0
| 19
| .184
| .255
| .232
| 5
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 505
| 1663
| 180
| 432
| 4
| 182
| .260
| .318
| .343
| 72
| 27
| 97
| 0
| 46
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 574
| 1853
| 204
| 467
| 4
| 201
| .252
| .312
| .331
| 77
| 29
| 110
| 0
| 51
| 43
| 37
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 99
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 37
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| DET
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 66
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1901
| DET
| A
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 37
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 176
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 173
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| SS
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 69
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| SS
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 45
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 36
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 194
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 53
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1907
| STL
| A
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 40
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 295
| 0
| 0
| 343
| 549
| 70
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 254
| 34
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 130
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 236
| 21
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1898
| BRO
| N
| 36
| 33
| 12
| 22
| 3.65
| 70
| 177
| 118
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 291.1
| 333
| 4
| 80
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 4.72
| 6
| 29
| 25
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 47.2
| 56
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6.88
| 2
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| DET
| A
| 26
| 25
| 12
| 11
| 2.61
| 38
| 105
| 58
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 199.2
| 209
| 4
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 19
| 15
| 6
| 12
| 4.82
| 28
| 90
| 75
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 140
| 171
| 5
| 41
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1903
| DET
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.00
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 39
| 15
| 25
| 3.94
| 78
| 219
| 156
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 356
| 410
| 6
| 101
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 46
| 41
| 18
| 24
| 3.54
| 67
| 202
| 137
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 348.2
| 395
| 9
| 87
| 0
| 4
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 94
| 80
| 33
| 49
| 3.74
| 145
| 421
| 293
| 73
| 3
| 2
| 704.2
| 805
| 15
| 188
| 0
| 7
| 21
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Lancaster (Atlantic) to Brooklyn Bridegrooms (September 22, 1897).
- Selected by New York Highlanders from Montreal (Eastern) in the Rule 5 major league draft (1904).
- Traded by New York Highlanders to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Branch Rickey (February 28, 1907).
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