Billy Hoy
William Ellsworth Hoy
Born: May 23, 1862
Houcktown, OH USA
Deceased: 1961
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 160
Career: 1888-1902
Minor League Statistics
Billy Hoy compiled a career batting average of .288 with 40 home runs and 725 RBI in his 1797-game career with the Washington Nationals, Buffalo Bisons, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1888 season and last took the field during the 1902 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | NL | Washington Nationals | 136 | 583 | 503 | 77 | 138 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 82 | 0 | 69 | 48 | .274 | .374 | .338 | .712 | 170 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | NL | Washington Nationals | 127 | 588 | 507 | 98 | 139 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 75 | 30 | .274 | .374 | .320 | .694 | 162 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 122 | 595 | 493 | 107 | 147 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 94 | 36 | .298 | .418 | .371 | .790 | 183 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | AA | St. Louis Browns | 139 | 688 | 559 | 134 | 163 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 59 | 0 | 117 | 25 | .292 | .424 | .360 | .784 | 201 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Washington Senators | 152 | 683 | 593 | 108 | 167 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 60 | 0 | 86 | 23 | .282 | .376 | .356 | .732 | 211 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Washington Senators | 130 | 643 | 564 | 106 | 138 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 48 | 0 | 66 | 9 | .245 | .337 | .287 | .625 | 162 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 616 | 503 | 118 | 153 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 71 | 28 | 0 | 90 | 19 | .304 | .421 | .431 | .853 | 217 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1895 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 107 | 490 | 429 | 93 | 119 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 50 | 0 | 52 | 8 | .277 | .363 | .403 | .767 | 173 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 554 | 443 | 120 | 132 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 13 | .298 | .403 | .409 | .812 | 181 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 586 | 497 | 87 | 145 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 54 | 27 | .292 | .375 | .376 | .751 | 187 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 148 | 659 | 582 | 104 | 177 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 66 | 37 | 0 | 49 | 33 | .304 | .367 | .416 | .783 | 242 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 155 | 723 | 636 | 117 | 194 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 0 | 62 | 31 | .305 | .376 | .396 | .772 | 252 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 641 | 527 | 112 | 155 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 0 | 86 | 23 | .294 | .407 | .400 | .807 | 211 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 336 | 279 | 48 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 20 | .290 | .389 | .380 | .769 | 106 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1797 | 8385 | 7115 | 1429 | 2048 | 248 | 121 | 40 | 725 | 596 | 0 | 1006 | 345 | .288 | .386 | .374 | .760 | 2658 | 0 | 134 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 136 | 0 | 1164.0 | 296 | 26 | 37 | 7 | .897 | 2.490 | 2.368 |
| 1889 | NL | Washington Nationals | OF | 127 | 0 | 1097.0 | 255 | 29 | 35 | 4 | .890 | 2.330 | 2.236 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 122 | 0 | 1037.0 | 289 | 23 | 30 | 9 | .912 | 2.708 | 2.557 |
| 1890 | PL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 |
| 1891 | AA | St. Louis Browns | OF | 139 | 0 | 1202.0 | 251 | 26 | 27 | 3 | .911 | 2.074 | 1.993 |
| 1892 | NL | Washington Senators | OF | 152 | 0 | 1333.0 | 275 | 16 | 38 | 3 | .884 | 1.965 | 1.914 |
| 1893 | NL | Washington Senators | OF | 130 | 0 | 1137.0 | 281 | 26 | 37 | 8 | .892 | 2.430 | 2.362 |
| 1894 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 128 | 0 | 1115.0 | 320 | 30 | 41 | 3 | .895 | 2.825 | 2.734 |
| 1895 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 107 | 0 | 937.0 | 235 | 14 | 33 | 6 | .883 | 2.392 | 2.327 |
| 1896 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 120 | 0 | 1028.0 | 303 | 14 | 18 | 3 | .946 | 2.775 | 2.642 |
| 1897 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 128 | 0 | 1101.0 | 359 | 10 | 26 | 5 | .934 | 3.016 | 2.883 |
| 1898 | NL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 148 | 0 | 1270.0 | 348 | 19 | 21 | 6 | .946 | 2.601 | 2.480 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | OF | 155 | 0 | 1354.0 | 325 | 21 | 27 | 8 | .928 | 2.300 | 2.232 |
| 1901 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 132 | 0 | 1173.0 | 278 | 16 | 13 | 6 | .958 | 2.256 | 2.227 |
| 1902 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 72 | 0 | 608.0 | 149 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .933 | 2.265 | 2.125 |
| Totals | 1797 | 0 | 15560.0 | 3965 | 276 | 394 | 73 | .915 | 2.453 | 2.360 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
