Joe Sommer

Positions: Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: November 20, 1858 in Covington, KY us

Died: January 16, 1938 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, KY

Debut: July 8, 1880 (Age 21-231d, 477th in major league history)

Last Game: October 15, 1890 (Age 31-329d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1882 season

Full Name: Joseph John Sommer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.9

3675

911

.248

617

RBI

342

101

OBP

.297

SLG

.309

OPS

.607

OPS+

Summary of 11 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 11 lacking some details

2 Tms
BAL	7
CIN	4

Platoon
vs RHP	6
vs ?HP	5

Home/Road
Away	6
Home	5

Outs
Unk	10
0	1

8 Opps
LOU	2
PIT	2
IND	2
PHA	1
BAL	1
BRO	1
CIN	1
WAS	1

9 Pitchers
Guy Hecker	2
Larry McKeon	2
Ed Trumbull	1
Bob Caruthers	1
Sam Weaver	1
Will White	1
Fleury Sullivan	1
John Fox	1
Jack Neagle	1

7 Parks
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	4
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	2
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	1
League Pk I (CIN)	1
7th St Pk I (IND)	1
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	1
Oakdale Pk (PHI)	1

Where Hit

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	11

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

21 RBI

Inning
1	5
2	1
3	1
5	1
6	1
8	1
9	1

1-3	7
4-6	2
7-end	2

RelScore
Unk	11

Unk	11

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	5
3B	4
RF	1
2B	1

OrderPos
2nd	3
1st	2
4th	2
3rd	2
7th	1
Unk	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1882-07-07	CIN	@	PHA	Sam Weaver		b 3		2		7		IPHR
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
2	2	1	1	1883-06-14	CIN	@	BAL	John Fox		t 1		2	4	7
3	3	2	1	1883-08-08	CIN		LOU	Guy Hecker		b 1		1	3	7
4	4	3	1	1883-09-12	CIN		PIT	Jack Neagle		b 1		2	4	7
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1884-06-07	BAL		IND	Larry McKeon		b 1	0	1	1	5		Lead-Off
6	6	2	1	1884-06-26	BAL	@	IND	Larry McKeon		t 1		2	2	5
7	7	3	1	1884-07-28	BAL		WAS	Ed Trumbull		b 5		3	2	5
8	8	4	1	1884-08-22	BAL		PIT	Fleury Sullivan		b 9		2	2	5
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
9	9	1	1	1885-05-21	BAL	@	CIN	Will White		t 6		2	1	7
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
10	10	1	1	1886-09-30	BAL	@	LOU	Guy Hecker		t 8		1	3	4		IPHR
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
11	11	1	1	1889-06-22	BAL	@	BRO	Bob Caruthers		t 2		3	7	9