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Orator Shafer

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Full Name: George W. Shafer Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/165 First Game: May 23, 1874
Birthdate: October , 1851 Final Game: September 13, 1890
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: January 21, 1922
Deathplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Orator Shafer (George W. Shafer) was born on October , 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 23, 1874 for the New York Mutuals. In 1877, his rookie year, he hit .285 with 3 home runs and 34 RBI. Shafer played for the New York Mutuals, Hartford Dark Blues, Philadelphia White Stockings, Louisville Grays, Indianapolis Blues, Chicago White Stockings, Cleveland Spiders, Buffalo Bisons, St. Louis Maroons and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 13 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Orator Shafer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1884, when he hit for a .360 average. However, others believe that it was 1890, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .282 average and knocked in 58 runs.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1874 MUT n 1 5 1 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1874 HAR n 9 35 6 8 1 3 .229 .229 .314 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1874 TOT n 10 40 7 9 1 3 .225 .225 .300 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1875 PHI n 19 70 10 17 0 6 .243 .243 .300 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1877 LOU N 61 260 38 74 3 34 .285 .309 .392 9 5 9 17 0 0 0 0 0
1878 IND N 63 266 48 90 0 30 .338 .369 .455 19 6 13 20 0 0 0 0 0
1879 CHI N 73 316 53 96 0 35 .304 .317 .345 13 0 6 28 0 0 0 0 0
1880 CLE N 83 338 62 90 0 21 .266 .301 .361 14 9 17 36 0 0 0 0 0
1881 CLE N 85 343 48 88 1 34 .257 .303 .338 13 6 23 20 0 0 0 0 0
1882 CLE N 84 313 37 67 3 28 .214 .276 .300 14 2 27 27 0 0 0 0 0
1883 BUF N 95 401 67 117 0 41 .292 .336 .334 11 3 27 39 0 0 0 0 0
1884 STL U 106 467 130 168 2 0 .360 .398 .501 40 10 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
1885 STL N 69 257 30 50 0 18 .195 .250 .253 11 2 19 31 0 0 0 0 0
1885 PHI a 2 9 1 2 0 1 .222 .300 .444 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1885 Total 71 266 31 52 0 19 .195 .252 .259 11 3 20 31 0 0 0 0 0
1886 PHI a 21 82 15 22 0 8 .268 .333 .378 3 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0
1890 PHI a 100 390 55 110 1 58 .282 .367 .354 15 5 47 0 5 0 29 0 0
Total UA 106 467 130 168 2 0 .360 .398 .501 40 10 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 613 2494 383 672 7 241 .269 .309 .346 104 33 141 218 0 0 0 0 0
Total NA 29 110 17 26 1 9 .236 .236 .300 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Total AA 123 481 71 134 1 67 .279 .360 .360 18 9 56 0 5 0 32 0 0
Total 871 3552 601 1000 11 317 .282 .326 .367 164 53 227 226 5 0 32 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1874 MUT n OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1874 MUT n RF 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1874 HAR n RF 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1874 HAR n OF 9 0 0 22 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .710
1874 HAR n LF 8 8 72 18 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1874 TOT n RF 2 2 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1874 TOT n OF 10 0 0 22 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .710
1875 PHI n OF 12 0 0 19 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .769
1875 PHI n 3B 5 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .727
1875 PHI n 1B 2 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1877 LOU N OF 60 0 0 121 21 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 .835
1877 LOU N 1B 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1878 IND N OF 63 0 0 105 28 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 .842
1879 CHI N OF 72 0 0 99 50 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 .801
1879 CHI N 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1880 CLE N OF 83 0 0 128 35 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 .901
1881 CLE N OF 85 0 0 122 24 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 .880
1882 CLE N OF 84 0 0 111 17 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 .805
1883 BUF N OF 95 0 0 182 41 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 .861
1884 STL U OF 100 0 0 110 24 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 .870
1884 STL U 2B 7 0 0 22 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .864
1884 STL U 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1885 STL N OF 69 0 0 106 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .918
1885 PHI a OF 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1885 Total OF 71 0 0 107 28 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .918
1885 Total CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1886 PHI a OF 21 0 0 40 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .815
1890 PHI a OF 98 0 0 143 17 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1890 PHI a 1B 3 0 0 26 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
Total 2B 7 0 0 22 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .864
Total OF 854 0 0 1309 290 259 32 0 0 0 0 0 .861
Total 3B 6 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .692
Total RF 2 2 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 7 0 0 48 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total LF 8 8 72 18 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667

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