Pretzels Getzien

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 172lb (178cm, 78kg)

Born: February 14, 1864 in Germany de

Died: June 19, 1932 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL

Debut: August 13, 1884 (Age 20-181d, 972nd in major league history)

Last Game: July 19, 1892 (Age 28-156d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Charles H. Getzien

Nicknames: Pretzels

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1887 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.0

145

139

ERA

3.46

296

292

2539.2

1070

WHIP

1.288

Summary of 95 Home Runs Allowed

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 95 lacking some details

5 Tms
DTN	53
IND	27
BSN	9
STL	5
CLV	1

Platoon
vs RHB	68
vs LHB	26
vs ?HB	1

Home/Road
Away	50
Home	45

Outs
Unk	94
0	1

14 Opps
CHC	35
BSN	14
NYG	12
PIT	7
PHI	7
WHS	7
CLV	5
IND	2
LOU	1
SLM	1
BUF	1
PRO	1
WHS	1
CIN	1

51 Batters
Jimmy Ryan	7
John Clarkson	5
Roger Connor	5
Tom Burns	4
Fred Pfeffer	4
Sam Wise	3
Ed McKean	3
Hugh Duffy	3
Walt Wilmot	3
Fred Carroll	3
John Morrill	2
King Kelly	2
Ad Gumbert	2
Ed Daily	2
Ed Williamson	2
George Wood	2
Cap Anson	2
Bob Glenalvin	2
Billy Sunday	2
Jim O'Rourke	2
Marty Sullivan	2
Billy Nash	2
Mike Tiernan	2
Billy O'Brien	2
Ben Sanders	1
Charlie Bastian	1
Al Maul	1
Silver Flint	1
Sam Thompson	1
Dick Johnston	1
Ed Beatin	1
Jim Fogarty	1
Patrick Gillespie	1
Joe Mulvey	1
Jack Farrell	1
Dan Brouthers	1
Jake Beckley	1
Pop Smith	1
Joe Quinn	1
Patsy Tebeau	1
Jerry Denny	1
Hardy Richardson	1
Germany Smith	1
George Van Haltren	1
Buck Ewing	1
Tim Keefe	1
Otto Schomberg	1
Mark Baldwin	1
Henry Larkin	1
Sid Farrar	1
Tom Brown	1

16 Parks
WestSide Pk (CHI)	25
RecreationPk (DET)	23
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	21
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	7
Swampoodle G (WAS)	4
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	3
N.L. Pk II (CLE)	2
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	2
League Pk I (CLE)	1
League Pk I (CIN)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	1
Boundary Fld (WAS)	1
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	1
Polo Grnds 3 (NYC)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1

Where Hit

13 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	49
2·HR gms	20
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

144 Runs

Inning
1	9
2	9
3	11
4	7
5	7
6	12
7	12
8	13
9	13
Extra	2

1-3	29
4-6	26
7-end	40

RelScore
Unk	95

Unk	95

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	16
LF	16
CF	12
2B	10
RF	10
SS	10
P	9
3B	7
C	5

OrderPos
Unk	29
3rd	14
1st	12
5th	11
2nd	11
7th	5
6th	5
4th	4
8th	3
9th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-09-16	Jack Farrell	PRO	@	DTN		t 4		1	5	4	IPHR
2	2	2	1	1884-10-07	Roger Connor	NYG	@	DTN		t 1		1	3	8	IPHR
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
3	3	1	1	1885-06-02	John Clarkson	CHC	@	DTN		t 5		1		1
4	4	2	1	1885-06-13	Tom Burns	CHC		DTN		b 4		2	7	6
5	5	3	2	1885-06-13	Tom Burns	CHC		DTN		b 6		2	7	6
6	6	4	1	1885-07-11	Sid Farrar	PHI	@	DTN		t 9		2		3
7	7	5	1	1885-07-22	Buck Ewing	NYG		DTN		b 6		1	3	2
8	8	6	2	1885-07-22	Jim O'Rourke	NYG		DTN		b 9		1	1	2
9	9	7	1	1885-08-21	Dan Brouthers	BUF	@	DTN		t 6		3		3
10	10	8	1	1885-08-25	Ed Williamson	CHC		DTN		b 7		1	6	5
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
11	11	1	1	1886-05-08	John Clarkson	CHC		DTN		b 5		1		1
12	12	2	1	1886-06-12	Jerry Denny	SLM	@	DTN		t 9		3	5	5
13	13	3	1	1886-07-03	Sam Wise	BSN	@	DTN		t 6		1	3	3
14	14	4	1	1886-07-05 (2)	Tim Keefe	NYG	@	DTN		t 2		2		1
15	15	5	2	1886-07-05 (2)	Roger Connor	NYG	@	DTN		t 5		2	2	3
16	16	6	1	1886-07-10	Cap Anson	CHC		DTN		b 4		1	4	3
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
17	17	1	1	1887-05-12	Ed Williamson	CHC		DTN		b 4		1	6	6
18	18	2	2	1887-05-12	Billy Sunday	CHC		DTN		b 5		1	1	8
19	19	3	1	1887-05-14	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		DTN		b 4		1	2	9
20	20	4	2	1887-05-14	Marty Sullivan	CHC		DTN		b 8		2	3	7
21	21	5	1	1887-05-19	Charlie Bastian	PHI		DTN		b 7		1	8	4
22	22	6	1	1887-05-23	Billy O'Brien	WHS		DTN		b 3		2	7	3
23	23	7	1	1887-06-17	Tom Burns	CHC		DTN		b 7		1	7	5
24	24	8	2	1887-06-17	Billy Sunday	CHC		DTN		b 7		2	1	9
25	25	9	3	1887-06-17	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		DTN		b 9		2	5	4
26	26	10	1	1887-07-01	Joe Mulvey	PHI	@	DTN		t 3		2		5
27	27	11	2	1887-07-01	George Wood	PHI	@	DTN		t 5		1	1	7
28	28	12	1	1887-07-13	Sam Wise	BSN		DTN		b 1		2	3	6
29	29	13	2	1887-07-13	John Morrill	BSN		DTN		b 7		1		3
30	30	14	1	1887-07-23	Fred Pfeffer	CHC	@	DTN		t 7		2	5	4
31	31	15	1	1887-07-25	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	DTN		t 6		1	2	8
32	32	16	1	1887-07-29	Patrick Gillespie	NYG	@	DTN		t 9		1	6	7
33	33	17	2	1887-07-29	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	DTN		t 9		2	5	9
34	34	18	1	1887-08-01	George Wood	PHI	@	DTN		t 7		1	1	7
35	35	19	1	1887-08-06	Billy Nash	BSN	@	DTN		t 9		1	4	7
36	36	20	1	1887-08-13	John Clarkson	CHC		DTN		b 2		2		1
37	37	21	2	1887-08-13	John Clarkson	CHC		DTN		b 7		1		1
38	38	22	1	1887-08-16	Silver Flint	CHC		DTN		b 3		1	9	2
39	39	23	1	1887-09-05	Fred Pfeffer	CHC	@	DTN		t 2		1	5	4
40	40	24	1	1887-09-26	Tom Brown	IND	@	DTN		t 1		2	2	9
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
41	41	1	1	1888-04-26	Otto Schomberg	IND		DTN		b 9		2	3	9
42	42	2	1	1888-05-24	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		DTN		b 4		1		4
43	43	3	1	1888-06-04	Ed Daily	WHS		DTN		b 3		2		9
44	44	4	1	1888-06-08	Dick Johnston	BSN		DTN		b 1		1		8
45	45	5	2	1888-06-08	John Morrill	BSN		DTN		b 6		1	5	3
46	46	6	1	1888-06-11	Sam Wise	BSN		DTN		b 3		1	1	6
47	47	7	1	1888-06-27	Marty Sullivan	CHC	@	DTN		t 8		1	2	7
48	48	8	1	1888-08-02	Pop Smith	PIT	@	DTN		t 2		2	8	6	IPHR
49	49	9	2	1888-08-02	Fred Carroll	PIT	@	DTN		t 8		1	6	7
50	50	10	1	1888-08-07	Billy O'Brien	WHS		DTN		b 1		3		3
51	51	11	2	1888-08-07	Ed Daily	WHS		DTN		b 7		2		9
52	52	12	1	1888-08-16	Roger Connor	NYG		DTN		b 8		1	5	3	IPHR
53	53	13	1	1888-08-24	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	DTN		t 2		2	1	8	IPHR
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
54	54	1	1	1889-04-29	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	IND		t 7		2	1	8
55	55	2	2	1889-04-29	Cap Anson	CHC	@	IND		t 10		1		3
56	56	3	1	1889-05-03	Fred Carroll	PIT	@	IND		t 5		2	2	7
57	57	4	2	1889-05-03	Fred Carroll	PIT	@	IND		t 8		2	2	7
58	58	5	1	1889-05-08	Ed Beatin	CLV		IND		b 8		2		1	IPHR
59	59	6	1	1889-06-06	George Van Haltren	CHC		IND		b 1		2	2	7
60	60	7	2	1889-06-06	Ad Gumbert	CHC		IND		b 6		1		1
61	61	8	1	1889-06-17	Al Maul	PIT	@	IND		t 2		1	5	7
62	62	9	1	1889-06-24	Hardy Richardson	BSN	@	IND		t 8		1	5	4
63	63	10	1	1889-06-26	John Clarkson	BSN	@	IND		t 6		1		1
64	64	11	1	1889-06-29	Roger Connor	NYG	@	IND		t 6		2	4	3
65	65	12	1	1889-07-05	Jim Fogarty	PHI	@	IND		t 3		1	6	8
66	66	13	2	1889-07-05	Sam Thompson	PHI	@	IND		t 3		3		9
67	67	14	1	1889-07-19	Jim O'Rourke	NYG		IND		b 6		1	7	7
68	68	15	1	1889-07-23	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		IND		b 2		2	1	8	IPHR
69	69	16	2	1889-07-23	Hugh Duffy	CHC		IND		b 4		1	3	9	IPHR
70	70	17	1	1889-07-25	Ad Gumbert	CHC	@	IND		t 11		3	5	7
71	71	18	1	1889-08-06	King Kelly	BSN	@	IND		t 1		1	2	2
72	72	19	2	1889-08-06	Billy Nash	BSN	@	IND		t 3		1	3	5
73	73	20	1	1889-08-12	Walt Wilmot	WHS	@	IND		t 3		3	3	7
74	74	21	2	1889-08-12	Walt Wilmot	WHS	@	IND		t 8		1	3	7
75	75	22	1	1889-08-14	Walt Wilmot	WHS	@	IND		t 9		1	3	7
76	76	23	1	1889-08-20	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	IND		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
77	77	24	1	1889-08-24	Ed McKean	CLV	@	IND		t 8		1	3	6
78	78	25	2	1889-08-24	Patsy Tebeau	CLV	@	IND		t 8		1		5
79	79	26	1	1889-09-18	Hugh Duffy	CHC		IND		b 9		1	3	9	IPHR
80	80	27	1	1889-09-21	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	IND		t 2		2	3	3
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
81	81	1	1	1890-07-21	Ed McKean	CLV		BSN		b 9		2		6	IPHR
82	82	2	1	1890-08-01	Bob Glenalvin	CHC		BSN		b 9		1		4
83	83	3	1	1890-08-04	Bob Glenalvin	CHC		BSN		b 2		1		4	IPHR
84	84	4	1	1890-08-16	Mike Tiernan	NYG	@	BSN		t 7		2	1	8
85	85	5	1	1890-09-27	Tom Burns	CHC		BSN		b 8		1		5
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
86	86	1	1	1891-04-24	Roger Connor	NYG		BSN		b 3		2		3
87	87	2	1	1891-05-16	Germany Smith	CIN		BSN		b 6		2		6
88	88	3	1	1891-05-26	Mark Baldwin	PIT		BSN		b 8		1		1	IPHR
89	89	4	1	1891-07-09	Ed McKean	CLV		BSN		b 7		2		6
90	90	5	1	1891-08-21	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		CLV		b 3		1	1	8
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
91	91	1	1	1892-06-14	Henry Larkin	WHS		STL		b 9		1		3	IPHR
92	92	2	1	1892-06-18	Ben Sanders	LOU	@	STL		t 1		1	2	3
93	93	3	1	1892-07-16	King Kelly	BSN		STL		b 5		3	4	2
94	94	4	2	1892-07-16	Joe Quinn	BSN		STL		b 6		2	8	4
95	95	5	3	1892-07-16	Hugh Duffy	BSN		STL		b 8		2	2	8