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Billy Hamilton

Billy Hamilton
| Full name William Robert Hamilton |
| Born February 15, 1866, Newark, New Jersey |
| Died December 15, 1940, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Buried at Eastwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Massachusetts (Border Ave.- Lot 207- Grave 15) |
| First Game: July 31, 1888; Final Game: September 16, 1901 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 6" Weight: 165 |
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| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1961 |
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| Ejections: 1899 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1888 KC a 35 129 21 34 4 4 0 11 4 13 4 19 .264 .307 .357 0.0 1888 KC a
1889 KC a 137 534 144 161 17 12 3 77 87 41 14 111 .301 .413 .395 0.8 1889 KC a
1890 PHI N 123 496 133 161 13 9 2 49 83 37 9 102 .325 .430 .399 2.6 1890 PHI N
1891 PHI N 133 527 141 179 23 7 2 60 102 28 7 111 .340 .453 .421 4.0 1891 PHI N
1892 PHI N 139 554 132 183 21 7 3 53 81 29 8 57 .330 .423 .410 3.7 1892 PHI N
1893 PHI N 82 355 110 135 22 7 5 44 63 7 13 43 .380 .490 .524 3.0 1893 PHI N
1894 PHI N 132 558 198 225 25 15 4 90 128 19 9 7 100 .403 .521 .523 4.5 1894 PHI N
1895 PHI N 123 517 166 201 22 6 7 74 96 30 7 9 97 .389 .490 .495 3.1 1895 PHI N
1896 BOS N 131 524 153 192 24 10 3 55 110 29 2 6 83 .366 .478 .468 1.6 1896 BOS N
1897 BOS N 127 507 152 174 17 5 3 61 105 30 6 4 66 .343 .461 .414 1.0 1897 BOS N
1898 BOS N 110 417 110 154 16 5 3 50 87 30 2 2 54 .369 .480 .453 1.4 1898 BOS N
1899 BOS N 84 297 63 92 7 1 1 33 72 16 1 5 19 .310 .446 .350 0.0 1899 BOS N
1900 BOS N 136 520 103 173 20 5 1 47 107 22 3 5 32 .333 .449 .396 1.1 1900 BOS N
1901 BOS N Daily Splits 102 348 71 100 11 2 3 38 64 31 4 9 0 20 .287 .404 .356 0.4 1901 BOS N
Total NL (12 Years) 1422 5620 1532 1969 221 79 37 654 1098 308 71 47i 0i 784 .350 .462 .438 26.4 Total NL
Total AA ( 2 Years) 172 663 165 195 21 16 3 88 91 54 18 130 .294 .394 .388 0.8 Total AA
Total (14 Years) Splits 1594 6283 1697 2164 242 95 40 742 1189 362 89 47i 0i 914 .344 .455 .432 27.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1888 KC a OF 35 45 4 2 0 .961 3 0 32
1889 KC a OF 137 202 20 37 6 .857 7 0 130
1890 PHI N OF 123 232 23 34 4 .882 123 0 0
1891 PHI N OF 133 287 17 31 7 0 .907 133 0 0
1892 PHI N OF 139 291 26 28 7 .919 138 1 0
1893 PHI N OF 82 228 8 16 6 .937 19 63 0
1894 PHI N OF 132 370 15 15 4 0 .963 0 132 0
1895 PHI N OF 123 313 11 31 5 0 .913 3 120 0
1896 BOS N OF 131 276 8 20 2 .934 6 125 0
1897 BOS N OF 126 296 10 12 0 0 .962 0 126 0
1898 BOS N OF 110 189 8 21 2 0 .904 0 110 0
1899 BOS N OF 81 166 11 9 2 .952 2 78 1
1900 BOS N OF 136 326 14 19 6 .947 0 136 0
1901 BOS N Daily Splits OF 99 99 99 886.1 232 7 14 4 0 .945 0 99 0
1901 BOS N CF 99 99 99 886.1 232 7 14 4 0 .945
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1587 99i 99i 886.1i 3453 182 289 55 0i .926 434 990 163
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 99i 99i 99i 886.1i 232i 7i 14i 4i 0i .945
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-17-1899(1) BOS N Arlie Latham Unknown reason
Transaction Information
Sold by Worcester (New England) to Kansas City Cowboys (July 31, 1888).
Sold by Kansas City Cowboys to Philadelphia Phillies for $5000 or $6000 (January 7,
1890).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Boston Beaneaters in exchange for Billy Nash
(November 14, 1895).
Released by Boston Beaneaters (April 12, 1902).
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