Richard Joseph Harley
[edit] Biography
Dick Harley (Richard Joseph Harley) was born on September 25, 1872 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on June 2, 1897 for the St. Louis Perfectos. In 1897, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 3 home runs and 35 RBI. Harley played for the St. Louis Perfectos, Cleveland Spiders, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 7 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Dick Harley's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1899, when he knocked in 50 runs. However, others believe that it was 1901, when he stole 37 bases.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1897
| STL
| N
| 89
| 330
| 43
| 96
| 3
| 35
| .291
| .379
| .361
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| 142
| 549
| 74
| 135
| 0
| 42
| .246
| .316
| .275
| 6
| 5
| 34
| 0
| 22
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| CLE
| N
| 142
| 567
| 70
| 142
| 1
| 50
| .250
| .315
| .307
| 15
| 7
| 40
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 21
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .429
| .455
| .476
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| CIN
| N
| 133
| 535
| 69
| 146
| 4
| 27
| .273
| .323
| .327
| 13
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 9
| 21
| 37
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| 125
| 491
| 59
| 138
| 2
| 44
| .281
| .345
| .344
| 9
| 8
| 36
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| 104
| 386
| 72
| 89
| 0
| 33
| .231
| .328
| .259
| 9
| 1
| 45
| 0
| 11
| 15
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 615
| 2388
| 330
| 617
| 8
| 192
| .258
| .329
| .305
| 50
| 19
| 187
| 0
| 66
| 54
| 119
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 125
| 491
| 59
| 138
| 2
| 44
| .281
| .345
| .344
| 9
| 8
| 36
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 740
| 2879
| 389
| 755
| 10
| 236
| .262
| .332
| .312
| 59
| 27
| 223
| 0
| 78
| 64
| 139
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1897
| STL
| N
| OF
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 19
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
| 1898
| STL
| N
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 311
| 26
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1899
| CLE
| N
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 299
| 27
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1900
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 245
| 20
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .898
|
| 1902
| DET
| A
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 18
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 738
| 0
| 0
| 1447
| 125
| 141
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Bill Hallman and $300 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Tommy Dowd (June 1, 1897).
- Assigned to Cleveland Spiders by St. Louis Perfectos with Kid Carsey, Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Bill Hill, Jim Hughey, Harry Lochhead, Harry Maupin, Joe Quinn, Jack Stivetts, Willie Sudhoff, Joe Sugden, Suter Sullivan and Tommy Tucker (March 29, 1899).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers with Harry Lochhead, Suter Sullivan and Sport McAllister (April, 1900).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Tommy Raub, Clarence Currie and $750 to Toronto (Eastern) in exchange for Buttons Briggs (@October 10, 1903).
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