Jumbo Latham
[edit] Biography
Jumbo Latham (George Warren Latham) was born on September 6, 1852 in Utica, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1875 for the New Haven Elm Citys. In 1875, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 0 home runs and 18 RBI. Latham played for the New Haven Elm Citys, Boston Red Stockings, Louisville Grays, Philadelphia Athletics and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Jumbo Latham's best season was 1882, when he hit for a .285 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1875
| NH
| n
| 20
| 76
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 5
| .197
| .197
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| BOS
| n
| 16
| 78
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 13
| .269
| .269
| .321
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| TOT
| n
| 36
| 154
| 29
| 36
| 0
| 18
| .234
| .234
| .266
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| LOU
| N
| 59
| 278
| 42
| 81
| 0
| 22
| .291
| .304
| .371
| 10
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| 74
| 323
| 47
| 92
| 0
| 38
| .285
| .306
| .328
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 88
| 368
| 60
| 92
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .274
| .302
| 7
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| 77
| 308
| 31
| 52
| 0
| 23
| .169
| .197
| .198
| 3
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 59
| 278
| 42
| 81
| 0
| 22
| .291
| .304
| .371
| 10
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 36
| 154
| 29
| 36
| 0
| 18
| .234
| .234
| .266
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 239
| 999
| 138
| 236
| 0
| 61
| .236
| .261
| .278
| 20
| 11
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 334
| 1431
| 209
| 353
| 0
| 101
| .247
| .266
| .295
| 35
| 17
| 35
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1875
| NH
| n
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 181
| 6
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1875
| NH
| n
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .724
|
| 1875
| NH
| n
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .643
|
| 1875
| BOS
| n
| 1B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 174
| 5
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1875
| TOT
| n
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 355
| 11
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1877
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 659
| 24
| 36
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1882
| PHI
| a
| 1B
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 792
| 12
| 23
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 2B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 43
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 18
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .688
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 625
| 21
| 30
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 788
| 32
| 33
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .688
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 306
| 0
| 0
| 3219
| 100
| 145
| 163
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 36
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .705
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 43
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
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