Johnny Bates
[edit] Biography
Johnny Bates (John William Bates) was born on August 21, 1882 in Steubenville, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1906 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1906, his rookie year, he hit .252 with 6 home runs and 54 RBI. Bates played for the Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Terrapins over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Johnny Bates's best season was 1911, when he stole 33 bases, hit for a .292 average and knocked in 61 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| 140
| 504
| 52
| 127
| 6
| 54
| .252
| .315
| .349
| 21
| 5
| 36
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| BOS
| N
| 126
| 447
| 52
| 116
| 2
| 49
| .260
| .329
| .367
| 18
| 12
| 39
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| BOS
| N
| 127
| 445
| 48
| 115
| 1
| 29
| .258
| .315
| .324
| 14
| 6
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| PHI
| N
| 77
| 266
| 43
| 78
| 1
| 15
| .293
| .365
| .353
| 11
| 1
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| BOS
| N
| 63
| 236
| 27
| 68
| 1
| 23
| .288
| .354
| .390
| 15
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| TOT
| N
| 140
| 502
| 70
| 146
| 2
| 38
| .291
| .360
| .371
| 26
| 4
| 48
| 0
| 6
| 24
| 37
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| PHI
| N
| 135
| 498
| 91
| 152
| 3
| 61
| .305
| .385
| .420
| 26
| 11
| 61
| 49
| 4
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| 148
| 518
| 89
| 151
| 1
| 61
| .292
| .415
| .394
| 24
| 13
| 103
| 59
| 6
| 19
| 33
| 0
| 1
|
| 1912
| CIN
| N
| 81
| 239
| 45
| 69
| 1
| 29
| .289
| .406
| .410
| 12
| 7
| 47
| 16
| 0
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CIN
| N
| 131
| 407
| 63
| 113
| 6
| 51
| .278
| .387
| .388
| 13
| 7
| 67
| 30
| 6
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| 58
| 155
| 29
| 39
| 2
| 15
| .252
| .380
| .400
| 7
| 5
| 28
| 17
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .300
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BAL
| F
| 59
| 190
| 24
| 58
| 1
| 29
| .305
| .429
| .384
| 6
| 3
| 38
| 18
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| 126
| 353
| 55
| 98
| 3
| 45
| .278
| .404
| .385
| 13
| 8
| 67
| 36
| 8
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| 67
| 163
| 31
| 40
| 2
| 16
| .245
| .376
| .387
| 7
| 5
| 29
| 18
| 5
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1095
| 3723
| 541
| 1029
| 24
| 388
| .276
| .364
| .377
| 161
| 70
| 465
| 172
| 46
| 124
| 181
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 59
| 190
| 24
| 58
| 1
| 29
| .305
| .429
| .384
| 6
| 3
| 38
| 18
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1154
| 3913
| 565
| 1087
| 25
| 417
| .278
| .367
| .377
| 167
| 73
| 503
| 190
| 49
| 132
| 187
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1906
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 12
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1907
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 18
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1908
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 205
| 15
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1909
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 128
| 12
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1909
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1909
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1909
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 27
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1910
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 308
| 24
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 147
| 146
| 1247
| 352
| 21
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1911
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 145
| 145
| 1246.2
| 351
| 21
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1912
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 157
| 15
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1913
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 19
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1914
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| BAL
| F
| OF
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1914
| Total
|
| OF
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 204
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 145
| 145
| 1246.2
| 351
| 21
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1080
| 146
| 1247
| 2078
| 162
| 106
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Boston Doves with Charlie Starr to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Buster Brown, Lew Richie and Dave Shean (July 16, 1909).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Eddie Grant, George McQuillan and Lew Moren to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Fred Beebe, Jack Rowan, Dode Paskert and Hans Lobert (November 12, 1910).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (July 8, 1914).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (July 10, 1914).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (@August 1, 1914).
- Signed by Baltimore Terrapins (August 6, 1914).
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