John Clapp
[edit] Biography
John Clapp (John Edgar Clapp) was born on July 17, 1851 in Ithaca, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 26, 1872 for the Middletown Mansfields. In 1873, his rookie year, he hit .304 with 1 home run and 28 RBI. Clapp played for the Middletown Mansfields, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Indianapolis Blues, Buffalo Bisons, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Spiders and New York Gothams over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1872
| MAN
| n
| 19
| 97
| 30
| 27
| 1
| 16
| .278
| .286
| .402
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1873
| ATH
| n
| 45
| 204
| 36
| 62
| 1
| 28
| .304
| .311
| .387
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| 39
| 165
| 46
| 48
| 3
| 19
| .291
| .295
| .436
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| ATH
| n
| 60
| 292
| 65
| 77
| 0
| 39
| .264
| .281
| .339
| 8
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| STL
| N
| 64
| 298
| 60
| 91
| 0
| 29
| .305
| .324
| .332
| 4
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| STL
| N
| 60
| 255
| 47
| 81
| 0
| 34
| .318
| .338
| .388
| 6
| 6
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| 63
| 263
| 42
| 80
| 0
| 29
| .304
| .337
| .357
| 10
| 2
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| BUF
| N
| 70
| 292
| 47
| 77
| 1
| 36
| .264
| .290
| .349
| 12
| 5
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| 80
| 323
| 33
| 91
| 1
| 20
| .282
| .326
| .365
| 16
| 4
| 21
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| 68
| 261
| 47
| 66
| 0
| 25
| .253
| .341
| .314
| 12
| 2
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| NY
| N
| 20
| 73
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .178
| .231
| .178
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 425
| 1765
| 282
| 499
| 2
| 178
| .283
| .322
| .344
| 60
| 21
| 101
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 163
| 758
| 177
| 214
| 5
| 102
| .282
| .293
| .381
| 32
| 14
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 588
| 2523
| 459
| 713
| 7
| 280
| .283
| .313
| .355
| 92
| 35
| 112
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1872
| MAN
| n
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1872
| MAN
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1872
| MAN
| n
| C
| 16
| 16
| 113
| 64
| 28
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1872
| MAN
| n
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1873
| ATH
| n
| C
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 182
| 34
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1873
| ATH
| n
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1873
| ATH
| n
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .696
|
| 1873
| ATH
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| RF
| 14
| 14
| 90
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| C
| 27
| 24
| 203
| 126
| 23
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| OF
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1874
| ATH
| n
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1875
| ATH
| n
| C
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 305
| 62
| 53
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1876
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1876
| STL
| N
| C
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 333
| 56
| 56
| 5
| 0
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1876
| STL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1877
| STL
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1877
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1877
| STL
| N
| C
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 269
| 44
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| 1B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| C
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| OF
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| 1878
| IND
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1879
| BUF
| N
| C
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 60
| 36
| 4
| 0
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1879
| BUF
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 420
| 121
| 62
| 5
| 0
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1880
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .827
|
| 1881
| CLE
| N
| C
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 211
| 73
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| 1883
| NY
| N
| C
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 31
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1883
| NY
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 29
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .738
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 13
| 37
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 469
| 40
| 316
| 2305
| 543
| 359
| 35
| 0
| 300
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 14
| 14
| 90
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
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