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Blondie Purcell
Blondie Purcell
| Full name William Aloysius Purcell |
| Born March 16, 1854, Paterson, New Jersey |
| First Game: May 1, 1879; Final Game: September 16, 1890 |
| Managed First Game: May 30, 1883; Managed Final Game: September 29, 1883 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 9.5" Weight: 159 |
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| SABR Biography |
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1879 SYR N 63 277 32 72 6 3 0 25 3 13 .260 .268 .303 -0.9 1879 SYR N
1879 CIN N 12 50 10 11 0 0 0 4 0 3 .220 .220 .220 -0.2 1879 CIN N
1879 TOT N 75 327 42 83 6 3 0 29 3 16 .254 .261 .291 -1.1 1879 TOT N
1880 CIN N 77 325 48 95 13 6 1 24 5 13 .292 .303 .378 0.3 1880 CIN N
1881 CLE N 20 80 3 14 2 1 0 4 5 8 .175 .224 .225 -0.8 1881 CLE N
1881 BUF N 30 113 15 33 7 2 0 17 8 8 .292 .339 .389 -0.3 1881 BUF N
1881 TOT N 50 193 18 47 9 3 0 21 13 16 .244 .291 .321 -1.1 1881 TOT N
1882 BUF N 84 380 79 105 18 6 2 40 14 27 .276 .302 .371 -0.2 1882 BUF N
1883 PHI N 97 425 70 114 20 5 1 32 13 26 .268 .290 .346 0.4 1883 PHI N
1884 PHI N 103 428 67 108 11 7 1 31 29 30 .252 .300 .318 -0.1 1884 PHI N
1885 PHI a 66 304 71 90 15 5 0 22 16 3 .296 .337 .378 0.4 1885 PHI a
1885 BOS N 21 87 9 19 1 1 0 3 3 15 .218 .244 .253 -0.6 1885 BOS N
1885 Total 87 391 80 109 16 6 0 25 19 15i 3i .279 .317 .350 -0.2 1885 Total
1886 BAL a 26 85 17 19 0 1 0 8 17 2 13 .224 .365 .247 0.0 1886 BAL a
1887 BAL a 140 567 101 142 25 8 4 96 46 38 10 88 .250 .318 .344 -1.0 1887 BAL a
1888 BAL a 101 406 53 96 9 4 2 39 27 34 3 16 .236 .289 .293 -1.1 1888 BAL a
1888 PHI a 18 66 10 11 3 1 0 6 5 6 1 10 .167 .236 .242 -0.4 1888 PHI a
1888 TOT a 119 472 63 107 12 5 2 45 32 40 4 26 .227 .281 .286 -1.5 1888 TOT a
1889 PHI a 129 507 72 160 19 7 0 85 50 27 5 22 .316 .383 .381 0.2 1889 PHI a
1890 PHI a 110 463 110 128 28 3 2 59 43 4 48 .276 .343 .363 0.3 1890 PHI a
Total NL ( 7 Years) 507 2165 333 571 78 31 5 180 80 143 .264 .290 .335 -2.4 Total NL
Total AA ( 6 Years) 590 2398 434 646 99 29 8 315 204 105i 28 197i .269 .334 .345 -1.6 Total AA
Total (12 Years) 1097 4563 767 1217 177 60 13 495 284 248i 28i 197i .267 .314 .340 -4.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1879 SYR N 22 17 15 0 3 0 179.2 245 827 1 165 75 19 28 31 4 15 3.76 3.00 -2.5 1879 SYR N
1879 CIN N 2 2 2 0 0 0 18 27 78 0 15 8 2 3 3 0 2 4.00 3.50 -0.2 1879 CIN N
1879 TOT N 24 19 17 0 3 0 197.2 272 905 1 180 83 21 31 34 4 17 3.78 3.05 -2.7 1879 TOT N
1880 CIN N 25 21 21 0 4 0 196 235 899 1 149 70 32 47 10 3 17 3.21 2.81 -0.5 1880 CIN N
1881 BUF N 9 5 5 0 4 0 61.2 62 259 2 37 19 9 15 2 0 4 1 2.77 6.00 0.2 1881 BUF N
1882 BUF N 6 3 2 0 2 0 31 44 134 1 30 17 4 9 2 0 2 1 4.94 5.75 -0.5 1882 BUF N
1883 PHI N 11 9 7 0 0 0 80 110 371 0 71 39 12 30 7 0 2 6 4.39 4.33 -0.8 1883 PHI N
1884 PHI N 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 16 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2.25 - 0.0 1884 PHI N
1885 PHI a 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 28 0 9 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 6.00 - -0.2 1885 PHI a
1886 BAL a 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - 0.0 1886 BAL a
1887 BAL a 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 26 0 8 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.75 - -0.2 1887 BAL a
Total NL ( 6 Years) 76 57 52 0 14 0 570.1 726 2584 5 468 229 78 133 57 0 15 42 3.61 3.60 -4.3 Total NL
Total AA ( 3 Years) 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 20 59 0 18 12 6 5 2 1 0 0 1 9.82 - -0.4 Total AA
Total ( 9 Years) 79 57 52 0 16 0 581.1 746 2643 5 486 241 84 138 59 1 0 15 43 3.73 3.60 -4.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO WP HBP BK W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP TP PB AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1879 SYR N OF 47 64 4 20 0 .773 0 10 37
1879 SYR N P 22 9 28 6 0 .860
1879 SYR N C 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 1.000
1879 CIN N OF 10 18 3 7 0 .750 0 7 3
1879 CIN N P 2 2 5 0 0 1.000
1879 TOT N P 24 11 33 6 0 .880
1879 TOT N CF -
1879 TOT N RF -
1879 TOT N OF 57 82 7 27 0 .767 0 17 40
1880 CIN N OF 55 78 14 21 1 0 .814 0 54 2
1880 CIN N P 25 10 37 3 0 .940
1880 CIN N SS 1 0 3 1 0 .750
1881 CLE N OF 20 40 4 12 0 .786 7 13 0
1881 BUF N OF 25 32 4 15 0 .706 25 0 0
1881 BUF N P 9 2 16 2 0 .900
1881 TOT N LF -
1881 TOT N OF 45 72 8 27 0 .748 32 13 0
1882 BUF N OF 82 144 11 34 0 .820 78 5 0
1882 BUF N P 6 0 10 1 0 0 .909
1883 PHI N 3B 46 60 111 49 7 .777
1883 PHI N OF 44 60 14 14 2 .841 44 0 0
1883 PHI N P 11 4 21 3 0 .893
1884 PHI N OF 103 182 12 28 1 0 .874 103 0 0
1884 PHI N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1885 PHI a OF 66 78 13 15 1 0 .858 66 1 0
1885 PHI a P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1885 BOS N OF 21 19 2 4 0 .840 21 0 0
1885 Total LF -
1885 Total OF 87 97 15 19 1 0i .855 87 1 0
1886 BAL a OF 26 35 4 6 0 0 .867 25 1 0
1886 BAL a P 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1886 BAL a SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1887 BAL a OF 140 203 17 16 5 0 .932 0 0 140
1887 BAL a P 1 0 1 2 0 .333
1888 BAL a OF 100 145 9 16 3 .906 7 1 95
1888 BAL a SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1888 BAL a 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1888 PHI a OF 17 25 3 3 1 .903 0 0 17
1888 PHI a 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .667
1888 TOT a RF -
1888 TOT a OF 117 170 12 19 4 .905 7 1 112
1889 PHI a OF 129 172 15 20 3 .903 0 0 129
1890 PHI a OF 110 170 17 10 2 0 .949 104 0 7
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 995 1465 146 241 19 0i .870 480 92 430
Total ( 9 Years) P 79 27 119 17 0 0i .896
Total ( 2 Years) 3B 47 61 112 50 7 0i .776
Total ( 3 Years) SS 4 1 4 1 0 0i .833
Total ( 1 Year ) C 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP TP PB AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1883 PHI N 82 13 68 .160 350 747 5-30 9 9
Transaction Information
Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Baltimore Orioles (1886).
Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Athletics (Philadelphia) (September 24, 1888).
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