Tim O'Rourke
[edit] Biography
Tim O'Rourke (Timothy Patrick O'Rourke) was born on May 18, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on May 27, 1890 for the [[]]. In 1890, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 1 home run and 46 RBI. O'Rourke played for the [[]], Columbus Colts, Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, Washington Senators and St. Louis Perfectos over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Tim O'Rourke's best season was 1893, when he stole 27 bases, hit for a .304 average and knocked in 72 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1890
| SYR
| a
| 87
| 332
| 48
| 94
| 1
| 46
| .283
| .360
| .367
| 13
| 6
| 36
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 34
| 136
| 22
| 38
| 0
| 12
| .279
| .359
| .331
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 63
| 239
| 40
| 74
| 0
| 35
| .310
| .373
| .377
| 8
| 4
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 92
| 352
| 80
| 99
| 0
| 53
| .281
| .421
| .327
| 8
| 4
| 77
| 15
| 8
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| BAL
| N
| 31
| 135
| 22
| 49
| 0
| 19
| .363
| .423
| .407
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 123
| 487
| 102
| 148
| 0
| 72
| .304
| .422
| .349
| 12
| 5
| 89
| 19
| 10
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 7
| 25
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .259
| .360
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| STL
| N
| 18
| 71
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 10
| .282
| .354
| .366
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 55
| 220
| 46
| 61
| 0
| 27
| .277
| .351
| .318
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 80
| 316
| 60
| 86
| 0
| 39
| .272
| .345
| .332
| 9
| 5
| 33
| 13
| 2
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 266
| 1042
| 202
| 308
| 0
| 146
| .296
| .388
| .350
| 29
| 14
| 146
| 51
| 12
| 6
| 50
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 121
| 468
| 70
| 132
| 1
| 58
| .282
| .360
| .357
| 14
| 9
| 51
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 387
| 1510
| 272
| 440
| 1
| 204
| .291
| .380
| .352
| 43
| 23
| 197
| 58
| 18
| 6
| 81
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1890
| SYR
| a
| 3B
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 168
| 44
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .866
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 3B
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 76
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| SS
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 180
| 43
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .869
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| SS
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 176
| 46
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1893
| BAL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1893
| BAL
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1893
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 178
| 48
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1894
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1894
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 33
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .854
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 24
| 7
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .615
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 17
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 39
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 206
| 304
| 82
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 24
| 7
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 243
| 375
| 96
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .866
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Louisville Colonels in exchange for Harry Taylor and Hughie Jennings (June 7, 1893).
- Released by Washington Senators (August 15, 1894).
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