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Kitty Bransfield
William Edward Bransfield

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 207 lb.

Debut August 22, 1898
Final Game September 14, 1911
Born January 7, 1875 in Worcester, MA
Died May 1, 1947 in Worcester, MA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 23 BSN NL   5    9    2    2   0  1   0    1   0      0      .222  .222  .444   86    4   0           0    
 1901 26 PIT NL 139  566   92  167  26 16   0   91  23     29      .295  .335  .398  109  225   9           5    
 1902 27 PIT NL 102  413   49  126  21  8   0   69  23     17      .305  .336  .395  121  163  10           2    
 1903 28 PIT NL 127  505   69  134  23  7   2   57  13     33      .265  .314  .350   87  177  12           3    
 1904 29 PIT NL 139  520   47  116  17  9   0   60  11     22      .223  .259  .290   67  151  19           3    
 1905 30 PHI NL 151  580   55  150  23  9   3   76  27     27      .259  .294  .345   93  200  18           2    
 1906 31 PHI NL 140  524   47  144  28  5   1   60  12     16      .275  .300  .353  104  185  13           3    
 1907 32 PHI NL  94  348   25   81  15  2   0   38   8     14      .233  .262  .287   73  100   9           0    
 1908 33 PHI NL 144  527   53  160  25  7   3   71  30     23      .304  .335  .395  130  208  16           2    
 1909 34 PHI NL 140  527   47  154  27  6   1   59  17     18      .292  .319  .372  113  196  22           3    
 1910 35 PHI NL 123  427   39  102  17  4   3   52  10     20  34  .239  .275  .319   71  136  13           1    
 1911 36 TOT NL  26   53    4   15   3  1   0    3   1      2   7  .283  .309  .377   91   20   1           0    
         PHI NL  23   43    4   11   1  1   0    3   1      0   5  .256  .256  .326   61   14   1           0    
         CHC NL   3   10    0    4   2  0   0    0   0      2   2  .400  .500  .600  207    6   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1330 4999  529 1351 225 75  13  637 175  0 221  41  .270  .304  .353   97 1765 142   0   0  24   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        609   64  165  27  9   2   78  21  0  27   5  .270  .304  .353   97  215  17   0   0   3   0
 Career High    151  580   92  167  28 16   3   91  30  0  33  34  .305  .336  .398  130  225  22   0   0   5   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 23 BSN NL    9    7    1   3.7    95| .222  .284| .222  .349| .444  .364| .666  .713|  86  .473  -0.4   0.0     
 1901 26 PIT NL  609  408   74   4.8    91| .295  .279| .335  .335| .398  .364| .733  .699| 109  .591   5.0   0.5     
 1902 27 PIT NL  442  297   54   4.8    81| .305  .271| .336  .327| .395  .334| .731  .660| 121  .650   8.8   1.0     
 1903 28 PIT NL  553  383   55   3.8    94| .265  .281| .314  .345| .350  .366| .664  .711|  87  .480 -10.0  -1.1     
 1904 29 PIT NL  564  423   38   2.4    80| .223  .261| .259  .320| .290  .337| .549  .657|  67  .354 -22.0  -2.6     
 1905 30 PHI NL  627  448   58   3.4    81| .259  .260| .294  .321| .345  .339| .639  .661|  93  .490  -6.7  -0.8     
 1906 31 PHI NL  556  393   55   3.7    76| .275  .253| .300  .320| .353  .322| .653  .642| 104  .573  -0.2   0.0     
 1907 32 PHI NL  371  276   26   2.5    74| .233  .251| .262  .317| .287  .319| .549  .636|  73  .405 -11.9  -1.4     
 1908 33 PHI NL  568  383   69   4.8    74| .304  .250| .335  .312| .395  .322| .730  .634| 130  .708  15.9   1.9     
 1909 34 PHI NL  570  395   62   4.2    77| .292  .253| .319  .321| .372  .326| .691  .647| 113  .621   5.8   0.7     
 1910 35 PHI NL  461  338   37   2.9    90| .239  .266| .275  .341| .319  .353| .594  .694|  71  .400 -18.2  -2.0     
 1911 36 TOT NL   56   39    7   4.8    96| .283  .269| .309  .347| .377  .371| .686  .717|  91  .585  -0.9  -0.1     
         PHI NL   44   33    4   3.2    96| .256  .269| .256  .347| .326  .371| .582  .718|  61  .407  -2.6  -0.3     
         CHC NL   12    6    3  13.4    96| .400  .268| .500  .346| .600  .370|1.100  .715| 207  .902   1.7   0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5386 3790  536   3.8    82| .270  .263| .304  .326| .353  .339| .657  .665|  97  .539 -34.9  -3.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1898 23 BSN NL C 4 8 0 1 0 .889 .952 2.00 4.60 0 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 10.10 1901 26 PIT NL 1B 139 1374 52 28 72 .981 .978 10.26 7.19 1902 27 PIT NL 1B 101 1064 41 18 40 .984 .981 10.94 9.90 1903 28 PIT NL 1B 127 1347 88 28 82 .981 .977 11.30 7.87 1904 29 PIT NL 1B 139 1454 89 30 70 .981 .983 11.10 7.19 1905 30 PHI NL 1B 151 1398 92 23 75 .985 .981 9.87 6.62 1906 31 PHI NL 1B 139 1318 88 29 57 .980 .984 10.12 7.19 1907 32 PHI NL 1B 92 862 53 21 46 .978 .984 9.95 10.25 1908 33 PHI NL 1B 143 1472 89 22 67 .986 .986 10.92 6.99 1909 34 PHI NL 1B 138 1377 89 16 71 .989 .985 10.62 7.25 1910 35 PHI NL 1B 110 1026 51 20 82 .982 .984 9.79 9.09 1911 36 TOT NL 1B 11 101 5 1 8 .991 .985 9.64 9.90 PHI NL 1B 8 74 4 1 2 .987 .985 9.75 9.90 CHC NL 1B 3 27 1 0 6 1.000 .986 9.33 9.90
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1898 23 BSN NL 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 10.10 1901 26 PIT NL 1B 139 1374 52 28 72 .981 .978 10.26 7.19 1902 27 PIT NL 1B 101 1064 41 18 40 .984 .981 10.94 9.90 1903 28 PIT NL 1B 127 1347 88 28 82 .981 .977 11.30 7.87 1904 29 PIT NL 1B 139 1454 89 30 70 .981 .983 11.10 7.19 1905 30 PHI NL 1B 151 1398 92 23 75 .985 .981 9.87 6.62 1906 31 PHI NL 1B 139 1318 88 29 57 .980 .984 10.12 7.19 1907 32 PHI NL 1B 92 862 53 21 46 .978 .984 9.95 10.25 1908 33 PHI NL 1B 143 1472 89 22 67 .986 .986 10.92 6.99 1909 34 PHI NL 1B 138 1377 89 16 71 .989 .985 10.62 7.25 1910 35 PHI NL 1B 110 1026 51 20 82 .982 .984 9.79 9.09 1911 36 TOT NL 1B 11 101 5 1 8 .991 .985 9.64 9.90 PHI NL 1B 8 74 4 1 2 .987 .985 9.75 9.90 CHC NL 1B 3 27 1 0 6 1.000 .986 9.33 9.90 1898 23 BSN NL C 4 8 0 1 0 .889 .952 2.00 4.60 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 1B 1291 12797 737 236 670 .983 .982 10.48 7.79 C 4 8 0 1 0 .889 .952 2.00 4.60 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1295 12805 737 237 670 .983 .982 10.46 7.78
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1903   WS    PIT BOS     L   8  29   3   6  0  2  0   1   1   6  .207  .233  .345   1  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1908 NL-.304-4
1909 NL-.292-6

Slugging %
1902 NL-.395-8
1908 NL-.395-7

OPS
1908 NL-.730-9

Games
1901 NL-139-8
1905 NL-151-10

At Bats
1901 NL-566-5
1905 NL-580-9

Hits
1908 NL-160-5

Total Bases
1908 NL-208-8

Doubles
1901 NL-26-9
1902 NL-21-7
1905 NL-23-10
1906 NL-28-3
1908 NL-25-6
1909 NL-27-6

Triples
1901 NL-16-3
1902 NL-8-7

RBI
1901 NL-91-5
1902 NL-69-5
1905 NL-76-10
1908 NL-71-4

Stolen Bases
1908 NL-30-6

Singles
1908 NL-125-7

Adjusted OPS+
1908 NL-130-9

Runs Created
1908 NL-69-7

Batting Wins
1908 NL-1.9-10

Extra-Base Hits
1902 NL-29-10
1906 NL-34-10
1908 NL-35-9

Offensive Win%
1908 NL-.708-8

Outs
1901 NL-408-7
1903 NL-383-9
1904 NL-423-9
1905 NL-448-4

Gray Ink: Batting - 53 (471) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 4.1 (2759) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1457) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

December 20, 1904: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Otto Krueger and Moose McCormick to the Philadelphia Phillies for Del Howard.

August 9, 1911: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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