Sam Barkley

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Full Name: Samuel E. Barkley	Primary Position: 2B,1B
Height/Weight: 5' 11.5"/180	First Game: May 1, 1884
Birthdate: May 24, 1858	Final Game: July 12, 1889
Birthplace: Wheeling, West Virginia	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: April 20, 1912
Deathplace: Wheeling, West Virginia
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Contents

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

Sam Barkley (Samuel E. Barkley) was born on May 24, 1858 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1884 for the Toledo Blue Stockings. In 1884, his rookie year, he hit .306 with 1 home run and 0 RBI. Barkley played for the Toledo Blue Stockings, St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Cowboys over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Sam Barkley's best season was 1886, when he knocked in 69 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1884	TOL	a	104	435	71	133	1	0	.306	.342	.444	39	9	22	0	2	0	0	0	0
1885	STL	a	106	418	67	112	3	53	.268	.312	.380	18	10	25	0	2	0	0	0	0
1886	PIT	a	122	478	77	127	1	69	.266	.345	.370	31	8	58	0	0	0	22	0	0
1887	PIT	N	89	340	44	76	1	35	.224	.294	.285	10	4	30	24	4	0	6	0	0
1888	KC	a	116	482	67	104	4	51	.216	.262	.309	21	6	26	0	4	0	15	0	0
1889	KC	a	45	176	36	50	0	23	.284	.340	.341	6	2	15	20	0	0	8	0	0
Total	NL		89	340	44	76	1	35	.224	.294	.285	10	4	30	24	4	0	6	0	0
Total	AA		493	1989	318	526	9	196	.264	.317	.371	115	35	146	20	8	0	45	0	0
Total			582	2329	362	602	10	231	.258	.314	.359	125	39	176	44	12	0	51	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1884	TOL	a	2B	103	0	0	318	358	51	46	0	0	0	0	0	.930
1884	TOL	a	C	2	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	.800
1885	STL	a	2B	96	0	0	286	328	53	38	0	0	0	0	0	.921
1885	STL	a	1B	11	0	0	125	3	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1886	PIT	a	OF	8	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1886	PIT	a	1B	2	0	0	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1886	PIT	a	2B	112	0	0	362	328	47	52	0	0	0	0	0	.936
1887	PIT	N	2B	36	0	0	112	114	25	14	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1887	PIT	N	1B	53	0	0	552	15	12	24	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1888	KC	a	2B	116	0	0	341	314	43	44	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1889	KC	a	1B	4	0	0	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.964
1889	KC	a	2B	41	0	0	90	103	16	20	0	0	0	0	0	.923
Total			C	2	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	.800
Total			1B	70	0	0	723	20	15	34	0	0	0	0	0	.980
Total			OF	8	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	504	0	0	1509	1545	235	214	0	0	0	0	0	.929

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Toledo Blue Stockings to St. Louis Browns with Charlie Morton, Tony Mullane, Tom Poorman and Curt Welch for $2500 (only $1909.30 paid) (October 24, 1884).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Pittsburgh Pirates for $1000 (December, 1885).
Sold by Pittsburgh Alleghenys to Kansas City Cowboys (@April 25, 1888).

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