Al Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding
Born: September 2, 1850
Byron, IL USA
Deceased: 1915
San Diego, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Career: 1871-1878
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Minor League Statistics
Al Spalding compiled a career record of 251 wins and 65 losses in his 411-game career with the Boston Red Stockings and Chicago White Stockings. He began playing during the 1871 season and last took the field during the 1878 campaign. Spalding was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.36 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 257.3 | 333 | 272 | 96 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1279 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 38 | 8 | .826 | 1.85 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 404.7 | 417 | 224 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1738 |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 41 | 14 | .745 | 2.99 | 60 | 54 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 496.7 | 643 | 413 | 165 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2297 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 52 | 16 | .765 | 1.92 | 71 | 69 | 2 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 617.3 | 755 | 402 | 132 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2784 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 54 | 5 | .915 | 1.59 | 72 | 62 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 570.7 | 573 | 241 | 101 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2354 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 47 | 12 | .797 | 1.75 | 61 | 60 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 528.7 | 542 | 226 | 103 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2219 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |
| Totals | 251 | 65 | .794 | 2.13 | 347 | 325 | 31 | 279 | 24 | 13 | 2886.3 | 3280 | 1790 | 684 | 15 | 164 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 12724 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 31 | 152 | 144 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .271 | .309 | .375 | .684 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 48 | 240 | 237 | 60 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .354 | .363 | .447 | .810 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 60 | 326 | 323 | 83 | 106 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .328 | .334 | .390 | .724 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 71 | 365 | 362 | 80 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .329 | .334 | .370 | .704 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 74 | 346 | 343 | 68 | 107 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .312 | .318 | .373 | .691 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 66 | 298 | 292 | 54 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .312 | .326 | .373 | .699 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 60 | 257 | 254 | 29 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .256 | .265 | .331 | .595 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 411 | 1988 | 1959 | 417 | 613 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 338 | 18 | 3 | 29 | 26 | .313 | .323 | .379 | .702 | 743 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 31 | 31 | 257.0 | 11 | 48 | 17 | 2 | .776 | 2.066 | 1.903 |
| 1871 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 9 | 0 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .333 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 48 | 48 | 405.0 | 28 | 101 | 14 | 2 | .902 | 2.867 | 2.688 |
| 1872 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .143 |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 60 | 0 | 497.0 | 36 | 125 | 21 | 5 | .885 | 2.915 | 2.683 |
| 1873 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 14 | 0 | 39.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.154 | .357 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 71 | 69 | 617.0 | 38 | 143 | 31 | 3 | .854 | 2.640 | 2.549 |
| 1874 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 6 | 2 | 39.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.154 | .833 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | P | 72 | 0 | 571.0 | 51 | 133 | 19 | 10 | .906 | 2.900 | 2.556 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | OF | 18 | 0 | 79.0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 1.253 | .611 |
| 1875 | NA | Boston Red Stockings | 1B | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.455 | 7.000 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 61 | 0 | 529.0 | 45 | 92 | 7 | 7 | .951 | 2.331 | 2.246 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 10 | 0 | 44.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1.841 | .900 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1876 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 45 | 0 | 387.0 | 472 | 21 | 21 | 23 | .959 | 11.465 | 1.956 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 2B | 13 | 0 | 124.0 | 37 | 50 | 8 | 6 | .916 | 6.315 | 6.692 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
| 1877 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 6.545 | 2.000 |
| 1878 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 480 | 150 | 3674.0 | 789 | 726 | 157 | 58 | .906 | 3.711 | 3.156 |
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