Buttons Briggs
Herbert Theodore Briggs
Born: July 8, 1875
Poughkeepsie, NY US
Deceased: February 18, 1911
Cleveland, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1895-1908
Major League Statistics
Buttons Briggs compiled a career record of 44 wins and 42 losses and a 0.16 ERA in his 121-game pitching career with the Little Rock Travelers, Grand Rapids Yellow Jackets, Detroit Tigers, Columbus Senators, Cortland Wagonmakers, Columbus Senators/Grand Rapids Furniture Makers, Sioux City Cornhuskers, Utica Pent-Ups, Toronto Maple Leafs and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1895 season and last took the field during the 1908 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Columbus Senators | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16.0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0.00 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 101.0 | 126 | 66 | 40 | 58 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| 1899 | C | NYSL | Cortland Wagonmakers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0.00 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 85.0 | 92 | 55 | 32 | 36 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Sioux City Cornhuskers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1901 | C | NYSL | Utica Pent-Ups | 29 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 | A | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 20 | 8 | .714 | 29 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1907 | A | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 16 | 14 | .533 | 0.00 | 33 | 268.0 | 233 | 101 | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 44 | 42 | .512 | 0.16 | 121 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 507.0 | 513 | 259 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 108 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | WL2 | (+) Detroit Tigers | 18 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .061 | .061 | .102 | .163 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1898 | A | WL2 | (+) Columbus Senators | 18 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .061 | .061 | .102 | .163 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1899 | C | NYSL | Cortland Wagonmakers | 13 | 44 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .163 | .209 | .372 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Sioux City Cornhuskers | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .429 | .667 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1901 | C | NYSL | Utica Pent-Ups | 29 | 88 | 88 | 17 | .193 | .193 | .193 | .386 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 1902 | A | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 29 | 86 | 86 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .279 | .535 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1903 | A | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 36 | 123 | 123 | 10 | 20 | 1 | .163 | .163 | .163 | .325 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1907 | A | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 33 | 91 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .209 | .385 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 146 | 453 | 452 | 17 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .217 | .409 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Detroit Tigers | OF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Columbus Senators | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1898 | A | WL2 | Detroit Tigers | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1899 | C | NYSL | Cortland Wagonmakers | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1899 | C | NYSL | Cortland Wagonmakers | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Sioux City Cornhuskers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1900 | B | WL3 | Sioux City Cornhuskers | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | B | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | |||
| 1896 | A | Western League | Grand Rapids Yellow Jackets | |||
| 1898 | A | Western League | Columbus Senators | May 25, 1898 | May 30, 1898 | |
| 1898 | A | Western League | Detroit Tigers | August 14, 1898 | September 20, 1898 | |
| 1899 | A | Western League | Columbus Senators/Grand Rapids Furniture Makers | April 28, 1899 | July 4, 1899 | |
| 1899 | C | New York State League | Cortland Wagonmakers | August 2, 1899 | September 9, 1899 | |
| 1900 | B | Western League | Sioux City Cornhuskers | May 10, 1900 | May 24, 1900 | |
| 1901 | C | New York State League | Utica Pent-Ups | |||
| 1902 | A | Eastern League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1903 | A | Eastern League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1907 | A | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | |||
| 1908 | A | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians |
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