Willie Keeler
[edit] Biography
Willie Keeler (William Henry Keeler) was born on March 3, 1872 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 30, 1892 for the New York Giants. In 1894, his rookie year, he hit .371 with 5 home runs and 94 RBI. Keeler played for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas and New York Highlanders over the course of his 19 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Willie Keeler's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1894, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .371 average and knocked in 94 runs. However, others believe that it was 1896, when he stole 67 bases, hit for a .386 average and knocked in 82 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1892
| NY
| N
| 14
| 53
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 6
| .321
| .368
| .377
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| 7
| 24
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 7
| .333
| .448
| .625
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 20
| 80
| 14
| 25
| 1
| 9
| .313
| .353
| .387
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| 27
| 104
| 19
| 33
| 2
| 16
| .317
| .377
| .442
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| BAL
| N
| 129
| 590
| 165
| 219
| 5
| 94
| .371
| .427
| .517
| 27
| 22
| 40
| 6
| 18
| 16
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| BAL
| N
| 131
| 565
| 162
| 213
| 4
| 78
| .377
| .429
| .494
| 24
| 15
| 37
| 12
| 14
| 21
| 47
| 0
| 0
|
| 1896
| BAL
| N
| 126
| 544
| 153
| 210
| 4
| 82
| .386
| .432
| .496
| 22
| 13
| 37
| 9
| 7
| 13
| 67
| 0
| 0
|
| 1897
| BAL
| N
| 129
| 564
| 145
| 239
| 0
| 74
| .424
| .464
| .539
| 27
| 19
| 35
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 64
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| BAL
| N
| 129
| 561
| 126
| 216
| 1
| 44
| .385
| .420
| .410
| 7
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| 141
| 570
| 140
| 216
| 1
| 61
| .379
| .425
| .451
| 12
| 13
| 37
| 0
| 9
| 17
| 45
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 136
| 563
| 106
| 204
| 4
| 68
| .362
| .402
| .449
| 13
| 12
| 30
| 0
| 7
| 19
| 41
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| 136
| 595
| 123
| 202
| 2
| 43
| .339
| .369
| .420
| 18
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| BRO
| N
| 133
| 559
| 86
| 186
| 0
| 38
| .333
| .365
| .386
| 20
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| 132
| 512
| 95
| 160
| 0
| 32
| .313
| .368
| .367
| 14
| 7
| 32
| 0
| 13
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 143
| 543
| 78
| 186
| 2
| 40
| .343
| .390
| .409
| 14
| 8
| 35
| 0
| 7
| 27
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 149
| 560
| 81
| 169
| 4
| 38
| .302
| .357
| .363
| 14
| 4
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 42
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 152
| 592
| 96
| 180
| 2
| 33
| .304
| .353
| .338
| 8
| 3
| 40
| 0
| 5
| 35
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 107
| 423
| 50
| 99
| 0
| 17
| .234
| .265
| .255
| 5
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| 91
| 323
| 38
| 85
| 1
| 14
| .263
| .337
| .288
| 3
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| NY
| A
| 99
| 360
| 44
| 95
| 1
| 32
| .264
| .327
| .319
| 7
| 5
| 24
| 0
| 10
| 33
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 19
| 10
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .300
| .462
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1250
| 5278
| 1237
| 1958
| 23
| 604
| .371
| .414
| .461
| 176
| 115
| 304
| 36
| 81
| 155
| 377
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 873
| 3313
| 482
| 974
| 10
| 206
| .294
| .347
| .341
| 65
| 30
| 220
| 0
| 48
| 211
| 118
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2123
| 8591
| 1719
| 2932
| 33
| 810
| .341
| .388
| .415
| 241
| 145
| 524
| 36
| 129
| 366
| 495
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1892
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 21
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1893
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 30
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1893
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1893
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .765
|
| 1894
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 215
| 25
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1894
| BAL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1895
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 244
| 21
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1896
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 20
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1897
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 12
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1898
| BAL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1898
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 210
| 14
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1899
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 22
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1900
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .760
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 181
| 17
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1902
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 14
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 10
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 186
| 16
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 194
| 17
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| OF
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| OF
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 144
| 13
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1908
| NY
| A
| OF
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1909
| NY
| A
| OF
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 69
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .831
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2039
| 0
| 0
| 3097
| 258
| 138
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Binghamton (Eastern) to New York Giants for $800 (September 27, 1892).
- Sold by New York Giants to Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $800 (July 27, 1893).
- Traded by Brooklyn Bridegrooms with Dan Brouthers to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Billy Shindle and George Treadway (January 1, 1894).
- Assigned to Brooklyn Superbas by Baltimore Orioles with Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon, Jim Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Joe Kelley, Al Maul, Dan McGann and Doc McJames (March 11, 1899).
- Released by New York Highlanders (February 22, 1910).
- Signed by New York Giants (May 6, 1910).
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