Lew Whistler
[edit] Biography
Lew Whistler (Lewis W. Whistler) was born on March 10, 1868 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on August 7, 1890 for the New York Giants. In 1890, his rookie year, he hit .288 with 2 home runs and 29 RBI. Whistler played for the New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Perfectos over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Lew Whistler's best season was 1892, when he stole 26 bases and knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 45
| 170
| 27
| 49
| 2
| 29
| .288
| .366
| .459
| 9
| 7
| 20
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 72
| 265
| 39
| 65
| 3
| 38
| .245
| .315
| .362
| 8
| 7
| 24
| 45
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 80
| 285
| 42
| 67
| 5
| 34
| .235
| .312
| .351
| 4
| 7
| 30
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 52
| 209
| 32
| 47
| 2
| 21
| .225
| .296
| .340
| 6
| 6
| 18
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 132
| 494
| 74
| 114
| 7
| 55
| .231
| .305
| .346
| 10
| 13
| 48
| 67
| 5
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| 10
| 38
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .237
| .293
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 13
| 47
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 9
| .213
| .302
| .277
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 23
| 85
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 11
| .224
| .298
| .271
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 272
| 1014
| 150
| 247
| 12
| 133
| .244
| .318
| .363
| 29
| 28
| 100
| 156
| 10
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 490
| 10
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| SS
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 104
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 17
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .806
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .742
|
| 1891
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1892
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 773
| 32
| 18
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 1B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 540
| 26
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 1313
| 58
| 34
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| STL
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 8
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 8
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 47
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 104
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 189
| 0
| 0
| 1999
| 77
| 52
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .795
|
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- Released by Baltimore Orioles (June 14, 1892).
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