Will White

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: October 11, 1854 in Caton, NY us

Died: August 31, 1911 in Port Carling, Canada

Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Debut: July 20, 1877 (Age 22-282d, 362nd in major league history)

Last Game: July 5, 1886 (Age 31-267d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1878 season

Full Name: William Henry White

Nicknames: Whoop-La

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Relatives: Brother of Deacon White; Cousin of Elmer White

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.9

229

166

ERA

2.28

403

402

3542.2

1041

WHIP

1.111

Summary of 65 Home Runs Allowed

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

5 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 65 lacking some details

2 Tms
CIN	45
CIN	20

Platoon
vs RHB	44
vs LHB	18
vs ?HB	3

Home/Road
Home	50
Away	15

Outs
Unk	59
0	6

17 Opps
PHA	11
BSN	8
NYP	7
BAL	6
PIT	5
COL	5
LOU	4
STL	4
CHC	4
PRO	3
CLV	2
TRO	1
TOL	1
RIC	1
BUF	1
BRO	1
WOR	1

51 Batters
John O'Rourke	4
Harry Stovey	4
Sadie Houck	3
Mike Mansell	2
Dennis Casey	2
Pete Browning	2
Dave Orr	2
Henry Larkin	2
Charlie Comiskey	2
Cub Stricker	1
Gid Gardner	1
King Kelly	1
Candy Nelson	1
George Bradley	1
Bill Gleason	1
Jack Gleason	1
Jackie Hayes	1
George Gore	1
Pop Snyder	1
Jimmy Macullar	1
James Roseman	1
Joe Start	1
Cap Anson	1
Art Whitney	1
Chappy Lane	1
George Strief	1
Dasher Troy	1
Charley Jones	1
John Ward	1
Fred Corey	1
Jack Farrell	1
Dan Brouthers	1
Frank Mountain	1
Jim Clinton	1
Ed Glenn	1
Pop Smith	1
Fred Mann	1
Leech Maskrey	1
Steve Brady	1
Barney Gilligan	1
John Coleman	1
Joe Sommer	1
Billy Taylor	1
Wilbert Robinson	1
Dude Esterbrook	1
Curt Welch	1
Fred Carroll	1
Joe Hornung	1
Bill Greenwood	1
Tom Brown	1
Charlie Eden	1

12 Parks
League Pk I (CIN)	22
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	21
Avenue Grnds (CIN)	7
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	5
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	2
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	2
Metrop. Pk (NYC)	1
Expos. Pk (PIT)	1
WashingtonPk (NYC)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
MesserSt Grd (PRO)	1
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	1

Where Hit

7 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	47
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

105 Runs

Inning
1	10
2	6
3	10
4	5
5	8
6	15
7	5
8	5
9	1

1-3	26
4-6	28
7-end	11

RelScore
Unk	65

Unk	65

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	15
1B	12
LF	7
2B	6
RF	6
3B	6
C	5
SS	5
P	3

OrderPos
Unk	17
4th	9
1st	8
2nd	8
5th	7
8th	6
3rd	5
6th	4
7th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1878	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1878-05-07	Joe Start	CHC	@	CIN		t 6		2		3
1879	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
2	2	1	1	1879-05-17	Sadie Houck	BSN	@	CIN		t 1		2	3	6
3	3	2	1	1879-05-22	John Ward	PRO	@	CIN		t 9		3		1
4	4	3	1	1879-06-17	Charley Jones	BSN		CIN		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
5	5	4	1	1879-06-21	Sadie Houck	BSN		CIN		b 2		2	2	6
6	6	5	2	1879-06-21	Pop Snyder	BSN		CIN		b 3		1	5	2
7	7	6	1	1879-07-11	John O'Rourke	BSN	@	CIN		t 1		3	4	8
8	8	7	1	1879-07-14	John O'Rourke	BSN	@	CIN		t 5		1	4	8
9	9	8	1	1879-07-19	Dan Brouthers	TRO	@	CIN		t 2		1	4	3
10	10	9	1	1879-08-21	Charlie Eden	CLV	@	CIN		t 7		1	2	9
11	11	10	1	1879-09-15	John O'Rourke	BSN		CIN		b 1		1	2	8	IPHR
1880	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
12	12	1	1	1880-05-01	King Kelly	CHC	@	CIN		t 2		2	5	9
13	13	2	1	1880-05-04	George Gore	CHC	@	CIN		t 8		1	2	8
14	14	3	1	1880-05-05	Cap Anson	CHC	@	CIN		t 1		2	4	3
15	15	4	1	1880-05-14	Barney Gilligan	CLV	@	CIN		t 2		3	8	2
16	16	5	1	1880-06-12	Jack Farrell	PRO		CIN		b 3		2		4	IPHR
17	17	6	1	1880-06-19	John O'Rourke	BSN		CIN		b 6		1	8	8
18	18	7	1	1880-06-23	Art Whitney	WOR	@	CIN		t 8		3		5
19	19	8	1	1880-08-19	Sadie Houck	PRO	@	CIN		t 5		2	8	7
20	20	9	1	1880-09-25	Joe Hornung	BUF	@	CIN		t 4		1	4	3	IPHR
1882	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
21	21	1	1	1882-05-03	George Strief	PIT	@	CIN		b 3	0	1	8	4
22	22	2	1	1882-05-04	Mike Mansell	PIT	@	CIN		b 6		2		7
23	23	3	1	1882-08-12	Bill Gleason	STL		CIN		t 4		1		6
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
24	24	1	1	1883-05-05	Pete Browning	LOU	@	CIN		t 8		1	2	5
25	25	2	1	1883-05-08	Pete Browning	LOU	@	CIN		t 3		3	2	5
26	26	3	1	1883-07-14	Jack Gleason	LOU		CIN		b 1	0	1	1	5	Lead-Off
27	27	4	1	1883-07-30	Fred Mann	COL	@	CIN		t 3		1	5	8
28	28	5	1	1883-08-01	Pop Smith	COL	@	CIN		t 2		1	4	4
29	29	6	1	1883-08-07	Charlie Comiskey	STL	@	CIN		t 6		1	3	3
30	30	7	1	1883-08-13	Leech Maskrey	LOU	@	CIN		t 5		2	6	9
31	31	8	1	1883-08-21	Harry Stovey	PHA		CIN		b 6		2	2	3
32	32	9	1	1883-09-01	Gid Gardner	BAL		CIN		b 3		2	6	8
33	33	10	1	1883-09-04	Jackie Hayes	PIT		CIN		b 6		2	4	2
34	34	11	1	1883-09-10	Mike Mansell	PIT	@	CIN		t 7		1		7
35	35	12	1	1883-09-12	Billy Taylor	PIT	@	CIN		t 3		3		1
36	36	13	1	1883-09-18	Fred Corey	PHA	@	CIN		t 3		1	6	5
37	37	14	2	1883-09-18	Harry Stovey	PHA	@	CIN		t 6		2	2	3
38	38	15	3	1883-09-18	Cub Stricker	PHA	@	CIN		t 6		2	8	4
39	39	16	1	1883-09-19	George Bradley	PHA	@	CIN		t 3		2		1
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
40	40	1	1	1884-05-01	Tom Brown	COL	@	CIN		t 1	0	1	1	9	Lead-Off
41	41	2	2	1884-05-01	Frank Mountain	COL	@	CIN		t 6		1	8	7
42	42	3	1	1884-05-03	Fred Carroll	COL	@	CIN		t 6		2	6	2
43	43	4	1	1884-05-10	Chappy Lane	TOL	@	CIN		t 2		1	5	9
44	44	5	1	1884-05-29	Jimmy Macullar	BAL		CIN		b 8		1		6
45	45	6	1	1884-06-03	Dude Esterbrook	NYP		CIN		b 1		1		5
46	46	7	1	1884-06-07	Bill Greenwood	BRO		CIN		b 5		2	3	4
47	47	8	1	1884-06-27	James Roseman	NYP	@	CIN		t 4		3	4	8
48	48	9	1	1884-07-12	Jim Clinton	BAL	@	CIN		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
49	49	10	1	1884-09-06	Dasher Troy	NYP	@	CIN		t 5		2		4
50	50	11	2	1884-09-06	Candy Nelson	NYP	@	CIN		t 6		1	1	6
51	51	12	1	1884-09-09	Ed Glenn	RIC	@	CIN		t 5		2		7
52	52	13	1	1884-09-18	Harry Stovey	PHA	@	CIN		t 1	0	1	1	3	Lead-Off
53	53	14	2	1884-09-18	Henry Larkin	PHA	@	CIN		t 4		1	7	8
54	54	15	3	1884-09-18	Harry Stovey	PHA	@	CIN		t 7		1	1	3
55	55	16	1	1884-09-29	John Coleman	PHA		CIN		b 5		2	5	8	IPHR
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
56	56	1	1	1885-04-29	Curt Welch	STL	@	CIN		t 6		2		8	IPHR
57	57	2	2	1885-04-29	Charlie Comiskey	STL	@	CIN		t 7		1		3	IPHR
58	58	3	1	1885-05-16	Steve Brady	NYP	@	CIN		t 6		1	4	9
59	59	4	2	1885-05-16	Dave Orr	NYP	@	CIN		t 8		1	5	3
60	60	5	1	1885-05-19	Dennis Casey	BAL	@	CIN		t 3		3		8
61	61	6	1	1885-05-21	Dennis Casey	BAL	@	CIN		t 5		1		8
62	62	7	2	1885-05-21	Joe Sommer	BAL	@	CIN		t 6		2	1	7
63	63	8	1	1885-07-10	Henry Larkin	PHA	@	CIN		t 4		2	3	8
64	64	9	1	1885-07-16	Dave Orr	NYP	@	CIN		t 7		1	3	3	IPHR
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
65	65	1	1	1886-07-05 (1)	Wilbert Robinson	PHA	@	CIN		t 6		2	5	2