Buck Ewing

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 188lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: October 17, 1859 in Hoagland, OH us

Died: October 20, 1906 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Mount Washington Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: September 9, 1880 (Age 20-328d, 487th in major league history)

Last Game: May 27, 1897 (Age 37-222d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
View Buck Ewing's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1881 season

Full Name: William Ewing

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Relatives: Brother of John Ewing

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.9

5363

1625

.303

1129

RBI

883

354

OBP

.352

SLG

.456

OPS

.807

OPS+

129

Summary of 71 Home Runs

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

4 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 71 lacking some details

5 Tms
NYG	47
NYI	8
CLV	8
CIN	6
TRO	2

Platoon
vs RHP	64
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Away	39
Home	32

Outs
Unk	67
0	4

21 Opps
PHI	13
CHC	10
BSN	7
DTN	5
CLV	4
BUF	4
WHS	4
BWW	3
PBB	3
LOU	2
NYG	2
STL	2
WHS	2
BRO	2
IND	2
SLM	1
PHQ	1
CIN	1
BLN	1
CLV	1
BOS	1

45 Pitchers
Fred Goldsmith	5
Charlie Buffinton	5
Ed Daily	4
Pud Galvin	4
George Weidman	3
Charlie Ferguson	3
Hank Gastright	2
Dan Casey	2
Hank O'Day	2
Ad Gumbert	2
Gus Weyhing	2
John Tener	2
Kid Gleason	2
Frank Dwyer	2
Kid Nichols	1
Cy Young	1
Pretzels Getzien	1
John Kirby	1
Con Murphy	1
George Cuppy	1
Jack Stivetts	1
Old Hoss Radbourn	1
Dupee Shaw	1
Phil Knell	1
Bert Cunningham	1
Egyptian Healy	1
Bert Abbey	1
Pink Hawley	1
Hugh Daily	1
Lady Baldwin	1
Jouett Meekin	1
Mike Sullivan	1
Cinders O'Brien	1
Blondie Purcell	1
Bill Hart	1
Amos Rusie	1
John Coleman	1
Jim Sullivan	1
Gus Krock	1
George Van Haltren	1
George Hemming	1
Sadie McMahon	1
Larry Corcoran	1
Scott Stratton	1
Henry Boyle	1

27 Parks
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	17
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	10
RecreationPk (PHI)	4
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	3
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	3
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	3
Swampoodle G (WAS)	3
League Pk I (CLE)	2
Eastern Pk (NYC)	2
Troy BlClGnd (WAT)	2
League Pk (CIN)	2
WestSide Pk (CHI)	2
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	2
CongressSt G (BOS)	2
LakeFrontPk2 (CHI)	2
N.L. Pk II (CLE)	1
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	1
South End (BOS)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
Robison Fld (STL)	1
RecreationPk (DET)	1
SouthSidePk2 (CHI)	1
Boundary Fld (WAS)	1
N.L. Pk I (CLE)	1
Polo Grnds 3 (NYC)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	1

Where Hit

15 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	57
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

117 RBI

Inning
1	15
2	4
3	9
4	6
5	7
6	11
7	1
8	11
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	28
4-6	24
7-end	18

RelScore
Unk	71

Unk	71

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	35
1B	12
RF	10
3B	6
2B	4
CF	3
SS	1

OrderPos
1st	20
2nd	15
3rd	13
Unk	12
4th	7
5th	4

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	1882-06-10	TRO		BUF	Blondie Purcell		b 8		3	1	5
2	2	2	1	1882-06-16	TRO		DTN	George Weidman		t 9		3	1	5
1883	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1883-05-16	NYG	@	CHC	Fred Goldsmith		t 1	0	1	1	2		Lead-Off
4	4	2	1	1883-05-30 (2)	NYG		DTN	George Weidman		b 1	0	1	1	2		Lead-Off
5	5	3	1	1883-06-02	NYG		CHC	Fred Goldsmith		b 6			1	2
6	6	4	2	1883-06-02	NYG		CHC	Fred Goldsmith		b 8			1	2
7	7	5	1	1883-07-04 (1)	NYG		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 3		1	1	2		IPHR
8	8	6	2	1883-07-04 (1)	NYG		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 8		2	1	2
9	9	7	1	1883-07-17	NYG	@	CLV	Hugh Daily		t 1	0	1	1	2		Lead-Off
10	10	8	1	1883-08-28	NYG		PHI	John Coleman					1	4
11	11	9	1	1883-09-21	NYG		CHC	Fred Goldsmith		b 1	0	1	1	8		Lead-Off
12	12	10	2	1883-09-21	NYG		CHC	Fred Goldsmith		b 8		1	1	8
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
13	13	1	1	1884-05-03	NYG		DTN	George Weidman		b 2		3	1	2
14	14	2	1	1884-06-23	NYG	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		t 4		2	1	2
15	15	3	1	1884-07-05	NYG	@	CHC	Larry Corcoran		t 10		2	1	2
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
16	16	1	1	1885-06-24	NYG	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		t 1		2	3	9
17	17	2	1	1885-06-26	NYG	@	BUF	Pud Galvin		t 4		2	3	9
18	18	3	1	1885-07-22	NYG		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 6		1	3	2
19	19	4	1	1885-08-20	NYG	@	PHI	Ed Daily		t 6		1	5	5
20	20	5	1	1885-08-31	NYG	@	PHI	Ed Daily		t 1		1	3	2
21	21	6	2	1885-08-31	NYG	@	PHI	Ed Daily		t 2		1	3	2
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
22	22	1	1	1886-07-28	NYG		SLM	John Kirby		b 1		2	3	8
23	23	2	1	1886-08-16	NYG	@	WHS	Dupee Shaw		t 9		1	2	2
24	24	3	1	1886-08-20	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Ferguson		t 6		2	3	2
25	25	4	1	1886-09-01	NYG	@	DTN	Lady Baldwin		t 6		3	3	2
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
26	26	1	1	1887-04-30	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Ferguson		t 4		1	1	4
27	27	2	2	1887-04-30	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Ferguson		t 6		1	1	4
28	28	3	1	1887-05-16	NYG		IND	Egyptian Healy		b 5		2	2	4		IPHR
29	29	4	1	1887-06-03	NYG	@	WHS	Hank O'Day		t 8		1	2	5
30	30	5	1	1887-06-13	NYG		PHI	Dan Casey		b 1		2	2	5		IPHR
31	31	6	1	1887-06-15	NYG		PHI	Dan Casey		b 5		2	1	5		IPHR
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
32	32	1	1	1888-04-24	NYG	@	WHS	Ed Daily		t 6		3		6
33	33	2	1	1888-04-26	NYG		PHI	Kid Gleason		b 1		1	3	2		IPHR
34	34	3	1	1888-05-05	NYG	@	IND	Henry Boyle		t 1		2	4	3		IPHR
35	35	4	1	1888-06-08	NYG		CHC	George Van Haltren		b 5		2	1	2		IPHR
36	36	5	1	1888-07-02	NYG		WHS	Hank O'Day		b 3		1	1	2		IPHR
37	37	6	1	1888-09-14	NYG	@	CHC	Gus Krock		t 8		1	5	2		IPHR
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
38	38	1	1	1889-06-22	NYG	@	CLV	Cinders O'Brien		t 3		4		2
39	39	2	1	1889-07-24	NYG	@	PHI	Charlie Buffinton		t 1		2	3	2
40	40	3	1	1889-08-02	NYG		PHI	Charlie Buffinton		b 1		1	3	2
41	41	4	1	1889-08-06	NYG	@	CHC	Frank Dwyer		t 5		2	3	2
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
42	42	1	1	1890-04-23	NYI		PHQ	Charlie Buffinton		b 5		3	5	2
43	43	2	1	1890-04-28	NYI	@	BOS	Old Hoss Radbourn		t 8		1		2
44	44	3	1	1890-05-31	NYI		PBB	John Tener		b 3		2	2	2
45	45	4	2	1890-05-31	NYI		PBB	John Tener		b 8		1	2	2
46	46	5	1	1890-06-05	NYI		BWW	Con Murphy		b 5		2	2	2		IPHR
47	47	6	1	1890-07-30 (2)	NYI	@	PBB	Pud Galvin		t 3		3	2	2		IPHR
48	48	7	1	1890-08-13	NYI		BWW	George Hemming		b 6		1	2	2
49	49	8	1	1890-09-04	NYI	@	BWW	Gus Weyhing		t 3		2	2	2
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
50	50	1	1	1892-04-23 (1)	NYG		WHS	Phil Knell		b 7		2	2	3		IPHR
51	51	2	1	1892-04-29	NYG	@	CLV	Cy Young		t 3		3	2	3
52	52	3	1	1892-06-11	NYG		CLV	George Cuppy		b 9		1	4	3
53	53	4	1	1892-06-17	NYG		BRO	Bill Hart		b 6		2	4	3
54	54	5	1	1892-06-22	NYG	@	WHS	Bert Abbey		t 3		2		3		IPHR
55	55	6	1	1892-08-23	NYG	@	CHC	Ad Gumbert		t 8		1	4	2
56	56	7	1	1892-08-25	NYG	@	STL	Kid Gleason		t 1		2	4	2
57	57	8	1	1892-10-01	NYG		PHI	Gus Weyhing		b 8		1	5	2
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
58	58	1	1	1893-05-18	CLV		CIN	Frank Dwyer		b 5		3	4	9
59	59	2	1	1893-07-21	CLV	@	LOU	Scott Stratton		t 1		2		9		IPHR
60	60	3	1	1893-08-25	CLV	@	BSN	Hank Gastright		t 4		2	2	9
61	61	4	2	1893-08-25	CLV	@	BSN	Hank Gastright		t 9		1	2	9
62	62	5	1	1893-08-28	CLV	@	BSN	Kid Nichols		t 9		3	2	9
63	63	6	1	1893-08-30	CLV	@	BLN	Sadie McMahon		t 4		2	3	9
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
64	64	1	1	1894-06-01	CLV	@	BSN	Jack Stivetts		b 4		1		9
65	65	2	1	1894-06-24	CLV	@	STL	Pink Hawley		b 1		1	4	9
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
66	66	1	1	1895-04-21	CIN		CLV	Mike Sullivan		b 3		1		3
67	67	2	1	1895-05-08	CIN		NYG	Amos Rusie		b 2		1		3
68	68	3	1	1895-06-07	CIN	@	BRO	Ad Gumbert		t 2		1		3
69	69	4	1	1895-07-02	CIN	@	LOU	Bert Cunningham		t 6		2		3
70	70	5	1	1895-08-30	CIN	@	NYG	Jouett Meekin		t 6		2		3		IPHR
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
71	71	1	1	1896-06-13	CIN	@	BSN	Jim Sullivan		t 8		1		3