Bruno Betzel

Christian Frederick Albert John Henry David Betzel

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: December 6, 1894 in Chattanooga, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1914
Team: Cardinals 1914-1918

Final Game: September 2, 1918
Died: February 7, 1965 in West Hollywood, FL
Buried: North Grove Cemetery, Celina, OH
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	G
1914	STL	NL	19	2B	4			15	4	11	0	0	1.000	3.75	.949	5.20
1914	STL	NL	19	3B	1			0	0	0	0	0		0.00		3.20
1915	STL	NL	20	3B	105			348	105	221	22	10	.937	3.10	.947	3.13
1915	STL	NL	20	2B	3			3	1	1	1	0	.667	0.67	.953	5.07
1915	STL	NL	20	SS	2			11	3	6	2	1	.818	4.50	.931	5.45
1916	STL	NL	21	2B	113			668	275	366	27	64	.960	5.67	.951	5.12
1916	STL	NL	21	3B	33			116	34	69	13	3	.888	3.12	.938	3.18
1916	STL	NL	21	OF	7			10	10	0	0	0	1.000	1.43	.967	2.14	1-2-4
1917	STL	NL	22	2B	75			391	159	217	15	40	.962	5.01	.956	5.33
1917	STL	NL	22	OF	23			36	32	3	1	1	.972	1.52	.963	2.20	12-1-9
1917	STL	NL	22	3B	4			8	2	5	1	1	.875	1.75	.942	3.25
1918	STL	NL	23	3B	34	30	29	105	32	64	9	3	.914	2.82	.949	3.39
1918	STL	NL	23	OF	21	21	20	45	42	2	1	1	.978	2.10	.962	2.26	1-7-15
1918	STL	NL	23	RF	16	16	16	33	31	2	0	1	1.000	2.06	.962	1.86
1918	STL	NL	23	2B	10	9	7	70	26	37	7	6	.900	6.30	.957	5.45
1918	STL	NL	23	CF	8	5	4	12	11	0	1	0	.917	1.38	.960	2.71
	5 Seasons			2B	205	9	7	1147	465	632	50	110	.956	5.35	.953	5.21
	5 Seasons			3B	177	30	29	577	173	359	45	17	.922	3.01	.945	3.19
	3 Seasons			OF	51	21	20	91	84	5	2	2	.978	1.75	.963	2.22	14-18-44
	1 Season (incomplete)			RF	16	16	16	33	31	2	0	1	1.000	2.06	.962	1.86
	1 Season (incomplete)			CF	8	5	4	12	11	0	1	0	.917	1.38	.960	2.71
	1 Season			SS	2			11	3	6	2	1	.818	4.50	.931	5.45
	5 Seasons			TOT	435	60	56	1826	725	1002	99	130	.946	3.97	.951	4.04	14-18-44

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF
1914	STL	NL	19	7	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
1915	STL	NL	20	117	117	3	105	2	0	0	0	0
1916	STL	NL	21	142	142	113	33	0	1	2	4	7
1917	STL	NL	22	106	106	75	4	0	12	1	9	23
1918	STL	NL	23	76	76	10	34	0	1	7	15	21
	5 Seasons			448	448	205	177	2	14	10	28	51

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as 2B s c a p y 1916 NL 113 (4th)	Putouts as 2B s c a p y 1916 NL 275 (4th)	Assists as 2B s c a p y 1916 NL 366 (4th)	Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1916 NL 27 (3rd)
Assists as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 221 (5th)	Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 22 (3rd)	Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y 1916 NL 5.67 (1st)	Fielding % as 2B s c a p y 1916 NL .960 (3rd)
Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1915 NL 3.10 (3rd)	Youngest s c a p y 1914 NL born 1894-12-06 (3rd)

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