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Will Foley
William Brown Foley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 15, 1855 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1875
Final Game: May 22, 1884
Died: November 12, 1916 in Chicago, IL
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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
1875 19 CHI NA 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4 /5
1876 20 CIN NL 58 221 221 19 50 3 2 0 9 0 14 .226 .226 .258 .484 71 57 *52
1877 21 CIN NL 56 220 216 23 41 5 1 0 18 4 13 .190 .205 .222 .427 41 48 *5
1878 22 MLG NL 56 236 229 33 62 8 5 0 22 7 14 .271 .292 .349 .642 105 80 *5/2
1879 23 CIN NL 56 220 218 22 46 5 1 0 25 2 16 .211 .218 .243 .461 55 53 5O/4
1881 25 DTN NL 5 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .133 .235 .133 .369 16 2 /5
1884 28 CPI UA 19 76 71 15 20 1 1 0 0 5 .282 .329 .324 .653 122 23 5
7 Seasons 253 1002 982 112 224 23 10 0 76 0 0 20 62 .228 .244 .272 .515 72 267
162 Game Avg. 162 642 629 72 143 15 6 0 49 13 .228 .244 .272 .515 72 171
CIN (3 yrs) 170 661 655 64 137 13 4 0 52 6 43 .209 .216 .241 .458 55 158
CPI (1 yr) 19 76 71 15 20 1 1 0 0 5 .282 .329 .324 .653 122 23
CHI (1 yr) 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4
DTN (1 yr) 5 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .133 .235 .133 .369 16 2
MLG (1 yr) 56 236 229 33 62 8 5 0 22 7 14 .271 .292 .349 .642 105 80
NL (5 yrs) 231 914 899 97 201 21 9 0 75 15 60 .224 .236 .267 .503 68 240
UA (1 yr) 19 76 71 15 20 1 1 0 0 5 .282 .329 .324 .653 122 23
NA (1 yr) 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1875 CHI NA 19 3B 3 16 4 9 3 1 .813 4.33 .750 3.53
1876 CIN NL 20 3B 46 209 67 101 41 4 .804 3.65 .808 3.63
1876 CIN NL 20 C 20 102 70 10 22 1 .784 4.00 .810 5.40 19
1877 CIN NL 21 3B 56 268 94 130 44 9 .836 4.00 .842 3.49
1878 MLG NL 22 3B 53 191 68 87 36 8 .812 2.92 .872 3.46
1878 MLG NL 22 C 7 52 33 16 3 0 .942 7.00 .885 6.54 20
1879 CIN NL 23 3B 29 122 46 54 22 8 .820 3.45 .832 3.34
1879 CIN NL 23 OF 25 55 38 9 8 0 .855 1.88 .835 1.85 0-0-25
1879 CIN NL 23 2B 3 19 6 9 4 0 .789 5.00 .911 6.80
1881 DTN NL 25 3B 5 13 5 5 3 3 .769 2.00 .877 3.52
1884 CPI UA 28 3B 19 51 18 23 10 2 .804 2.16 .769 2.94
7 Seasons 3B 211 870 302 409 159 35 .817 3.37 .834 3.44
2 Seasons C 27 154 103 26 25 1 .838 4.78 .835 5.70 39
1 Season OF 25 55 38 9 8 0 .855 1.88 .835 1.85 0-0-25
1 Season 2B 3 19 6 9 4 0 .789 5.00 .911 6.80
7 Seasons TOT 266 1098 449 453 196 36 .821 3.39 .657 3.56 0-0-25 39

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1878 NL--5--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1876 NL--14--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1876 NL--born 1855-11-15--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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