Bob Ferguson

Robert Vavasour Ferguson (Death to Flying Things)

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 149 lb.

Born: January 31, 1845 in Brooklyn, NY
Debut: May 18, 1871 (Age 26)
Final Game: July 1, 1884 (Age 39)
Died: May 3, 1894 in Brooklyn, NY
Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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Managerial Stats

Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		G	W	L	W-L%	Finish
1	1871	26	New York Mutuals	NA		33	16	17	.485	5	Player/Manager

2	1872	27	Brooklyn Atlantics	NA		37	9	28	.243	7	Player/Manager
3	1873	28	Brooklyn Atlantics	NA		55	17	37	.315	6	Player/Manager
4	1874	29	Brooklyn Atlantics	NA		56	22	33	.400	6	Player/Manager

5	1875	30	Hartford Dark Blues	NA		86	54	28	.659	3	Player/Manager

6	1876	31	Hartford Dark Blues	NL		69	47	21	.691	3	Player/Manager
7	1877	32	Hartfords of Brooklyn	NL		60	31	27	.534	3	Player/Manager

8	1878	33	Chicago White Stockings	NL		61	30	30	.500	4	Player/Manager

9	1879	34	Troy Trojans	NL	2nd of 2	30	7	22	.241	8	Player/Manager
10	1880	35	Troy Trojans	NL		83	41	42	.494	4	Player/Manager
11	1881	36	Troy Trojans	NL		85	39	45	.464	5	Player/Manager
12	1882	37	Troy Trojans	NL		85	35	48	.422	7	Player/Manager

13	1883	38	Philadelphia Quakers	NL	1st of 2	17	4	13	.235	8	Player/Manager

14	1884	39	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA	2nd of 5	42	11	31	.262	10	Player/Manager

15	1886	41	New York Metropolitans	AA	2nd of 2	120	48	70	.407	7
16	1887	42	New York Metropolitans	AA	1st of 3	30	6	24	.200	7
			New York Mutuals		1 year	33	16	17	.485	5.0
			Brooklyn Atlantics		3 years	148	48	98	.329	6.3
			Hartford Dark Blues		1 year	86	54	28	.659	3.0
			Hartfords of Brooklyn		2 years	129	78	48	.619	3.0
			Chicago White Stockings		1 year	61	30	30	.500	4.0
			Troy Trojans		4 years	283	122	157	.437	6.0
			Philadelphia Quakers		1 year	17	4	13	.235	8.0
			Pittsburgh Alleghenys		1 year	42	11	31	.262	10.0
			New York Metropolitans		2 years	150	54	94	.365	7.0
					16 years	949	417	516	.447	5.8

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