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Scoops Carey

George C. Carey

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 4, 1870 in Pittsburgh, PA
School: West Virginia University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1895
Teams (by GP): Senators/Orioles/Colonels 1895-1903

Final Game: July 6, 1903
Died: December 17, 1916 in East Liverpool, OH
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, East Liverpool, OH
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1895 24 BLN NL 123 532 490 59 128 21 6 1 75 2 27 32 .261 .305 .335 .640 63 164 4 11 *3/5O6
1898 27 LOU NL 8 33 32 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 .188 .212 .281 .493 41 9 0 0 /3
1902 31 WSH AL 120 482 452 46 142 35 11 0 60 3 20 21 .314 .350 .440 .790 117 199 5 5 *3
1903 32 WSH AL 48 190 183 8 37 3 2 0 23 0 4 13 .202 .223 .240 .464 38 44 1 2 3
4 Seasons 299 1237 1157 114 313 60 20 1 159 5 52 68 .271 .308 .360 .667 79 416 10 18
162 Game Avg. 162 670 627 62 170 33 11 1 86 3 28 37 .271 .308 .360 .667 79 225 5 10
WSH (2 yrs) 168 672 635 54 179 38 13 0 83 3 24 34 .282 .314 .383 .697 95 243 6 7
LOU (1 yr) 8 33 32 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 .188 .212 .281 .493 41 9 0 0
BLN (1 yr) 123 532 490 59 128 21 6 1 75 2 27 32 .261 .305 .335 .640 63 164 4 11
AL (2 yrs) 168 672 635 54 179 38 13 0 83 3 24 34 .282 .314 .383 .697 95 243 6 7
NL (2 yrs) 131 565 522 60 134 22 7 1 76 2 28 34 .257 .300 .331 .631 62 173 4 11

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1895 24 BLN NL 532 -29 -4 0 0 -2 0 16 -19 -1.2 -17 -1.5 0.3 $ *3/5O6
1898 27 LOU NL 33 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /3
1902 31 WSH AL 482 11 -3 0 0 -1 -4 16 19 1.9 20 2.0 -0.1 $1,800 *3
1903 32 WSH AL 190 -14 -1 0 0 -2 -2 6 -13 -1.4 -11 -1.2 -0.2 $ 3
4 Seasons 1237 -35 -8 0 0 -5 -6 39 -15 -0.9 -10 -0.9 0.0 $1,800
WSH (2 yrs) 672 -3 -4 0 0 -3 -6 22 6 0.5 9 0.8 -0.3 $1,800
LOU (1 yr) 33 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
BLN (1 yr) 532 -29 -4 0 0 -2 0 16 -19 -1.2 -17 -1.5 0.3 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1895 BLN NL 24 1B 123 1190 1132 43 15 73 .987 9.55 .978 10.10
1895 BLN NL 24 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .870 3.50
1895 BLN NL 24 OF 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .918 2.20 0-1-0
1895 BLN NL 24 SS 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 5.60
1898 LOU NL 27 1B 8 103 94 5 4 5 .961 12.38 .977 10.32
1902 WSH AL 31 1B 120 1273 1190 69 14 54 .989 10.49 .980 10.94
1903 WSH AL 32 1B 47 469 435 23 11 18 .977 9.74 .981 10.79
4 Seasons 1B 298 3035 2851 140 44 150 .986 10.04 .979 10.55
1 Season 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .870 3.50
1 Season SS 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 5.60
1 Season OF 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .918 2.20 0-1-0
4 Seasons TOT 301 3043 2856 143 44 150 .986 9.96 .979 10.49 0-1-0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Doubles s c a p y
1902 AL  35 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1902 AL  11 (10th)

Putouts† s c a p y
1902 AL  1,190 (5th)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1895 NL  123 (5th)
1902 AL  120 (5th)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1902 AL  1,190 (5th)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1902 AL  69 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1902 AL  10.49 (5th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
1895 NL  .987 (1st)
1902 AL  .989 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2044), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1725), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2527), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

  • April 1, 1896: Purchased by Syracuse (Eastern) from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
190231Washington Senators$1,800S. Povich, The Washington Senators, 245
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,800
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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