Yank Robinson
[edit] Biography
Yank Robinson (William H. Robinson) was born on September 19, 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on August 24, 1882 for the Detroit Wolverines. In 1884, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 2 home runs and 0 RBI. Robinson played for the Detroit Wolverines, Baltimore Unions, St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Burghers, Cincinnati Porkers and Washington Senators over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Yank Robinson's best season was 1887, when he stole 75 bases, hit for a .305 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 11
| 39
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .179
| .200
| .205
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| 102
| 415
| 101
| 111
| 2
| 0
| .267
| .327
| .359
| 24
| 4
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| 78
| 287
| 63
| 75
| 0
| 35
| .261
| .344
| .345
| 8
| 8
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| 133
| 481
| 89
| 132
| 3
| 71
| .274
| .377
| .385
| 26
| 9
| 64
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 51
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| 125
| 430
| 102
| 131
| 1
| 74
| .305
| .445
| .405
| 32
| 4
| 92
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 75
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| STL
| a
| 134
| 455
| 111
| 105
| 3
| 53
| .231
| .400
| .314
| 17
| 6
| 116
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 56
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| STL
| a
| 132
| 452
| 97
| 94
| 5
| 70
| .208
| .378
| .292
| 17
| 3
| 118
| 55
| 6
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PIT
| P
| 98
| 306
| 59
| 70
| 0
| 38
| .229
| .434
| .281
| 10
| 3
| 101
| 33
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| STL
| a
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| CIN
| a
| 97
| 342
| 48
| 61
| 1
| 37
| .178
| .328
| .237
| 9
| 4
| 68
| 51
| 8
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 98
| 345
| 48
| 61
| 1
| 37
| .177
| .325
| .235
| 9
| 4
| 68
| 51
| 8
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 67
| 218
| 26
| 39
| 0
| 19
| .179
| .301
| .225
| 4
| 3
| 38
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 102
| 415
| 101
| 111
| 2
| 0
| .267
| .327
| .359
| 24
| 4
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 98
| 306
| 59
| 70
| 0
| 38
| .229
| .434
| .281
| 10
| 3
| 101
| 33
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 78
| 257
| 27
| 46
| 0
| 21
| .179
| .287
| .222
| 5
| 3
| 39
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 700
| 2450
| 510
| 598
| 13
| 340
| .244
| .383
| .332
| 109
| 34
| 487
| 106
| 65
| 0
| 244
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 978
| 3428
| 697
| 825
| 15
| 399
| .241
| .375
| .323
| 148
| 44
| 664
| 180
| 75
| 0
| 272
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1882
| DET
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .636
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| 3B
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 163
| 53
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .831
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 20
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| SS
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 40
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .808
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .862
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 52
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1885
| STL
| a
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .708
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 351
| 406
| 95
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 320
| 355
| 76
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .727
|
| 1888
| STL
| a
| SS
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 94
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1888
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 197
| 256
| 53
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1889
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 305
| 333
| 81
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1890
| PIT
| P
| 2B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 226
| 286
| 65
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1891
| STL
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1891
| CIN
| a
| 2B
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 287
| 78
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1891
| TOT
| a
| 2B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 287
| 79
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .866
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 125
| 34
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 698
| 0
| 0
| 1694
| 1993
| 471
| 276
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 11
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 181
| 306
| 97
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .834
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .692
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 30
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 179
| 51
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .844
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BAL
| U
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3.48
| 61
| 61
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 96
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| a
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3.00
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| STL
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3.48
| 61
| 61
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 96
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3.00
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 3.34
| 62
| 74
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 89
| 109
| 1
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
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