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Billy HamiltonWilliam Robert Hamilton (Sliding Billy) Position: Outfielder
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Born: February 15, 1866 in Newark, NJ
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Debut: July 31, 1888
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Beaneaters/Cowboys 1888-1901
Final Game: September 16, 1901
Died: December 15, 1940 in Worcester, MA
Buried: Eastwood Cemetery, Lancaster, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1961.
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| All-Time Rank (among Batters): #81. Barry Larkin… #82. George Sisler… #83. George Davis… #84. BILLY HAMILTON… #85. Edgar Martinez… #86. Lou Whitaker… #87. Joe Cronin… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 22 | KCC | AA | 35 | 137 | 129 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 4 | .264 | .307 | .357 | .663 | 107 | 46 | 4 | O | |||||||
| 1889 | 23 | KCC | AA | 137 | 635 | 534 | 144 | 161 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 111 | 87 | 41 | .301 | .413 | .395 | .808 | 125 | 211 | 14 | *O | ||||||
| 1890 | 24 | PHI | NL | 123 | 588 | 496 | 133 | 161 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 102 | 83 | 37 | .325 | .430 | .399 | .829 | 139 | 198 | 9 | *O | ||||||
| 1891 | 25 | PHI | NL | 133 | 636 | 527 | 141 | 179 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 111 | 102 | 28 | .340 | .453 | .421 | .874 | 152 | 222 | 7 | *O | ||||||
| 1892 | 26 | PHI | NL | 139 | 643 | 554 | 132 | 183 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 57 | 81 | 29 | .330 | .423 | .410 | .833 | 152 | 227 | 8 | *O | ||||||
| 1893 | 27 | PHI | NL | 82 | 431 | 355 | 110 | 135 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 63 | 7 | .380 | .490 | .524 | 1.014 | 167 | 186 | 13 | O | ||||||
| 1894 | 28 | PHI | NL | 132 | 702 | 558 | 198 | 225 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 90 | 100 | 128 | 19 | .403 | .521 | .523 | 1.044 | 156 | 292 | 9 | 7 | *O | |||||
| 1895 | 29 | PHI | NL | 123 | 629 | 517 | 166 | 201 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 97 | 96 | 30 | .389 | .490 | .495 | .985 | 154 | 256 | 7 | 9 | *O | |||||
| 1896 | 30 | BSN | NL | 131 | 642 | 524 | 153 | 192 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 83 | 110 | 29 | .366 | .478 | .468 | .946 | 144 | 245 | 2 | 6 | *O | |||||
| 1897 | 31 | BSN | NL | 127 | 622 | 507 | 152 | 174 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 66 | 105 | 30 | .343 | .461 | .414 | .875 | 126 | 210 | 6 | 4 | *O | |||||
| 1898 | 32 | BSN | NL | 110 | 508 | 417 | 110 | 154 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 54 | 87 | 30 | .369 | .480 | .453 | .933 | 162 | 189 | 2 | 2 | *O | |||||
| 1899 | 33 | BSN | NL | 84 | 375 | 297 | 63 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 72 | 16 | .310 | .446 | .350 | .796 | 112 | 104 | 1 | 5 | O | |||||
| 1900 | 34 | BSN | NL | 136 | 635 | 520 | 103 | 173 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 32 | 107 | 22 | .333 | .449 | .396 | .845 | 123 | 206 | 3 | 5 | *O | |||||
| 1901 | 35 | BSN | NL | 102 | 425 | 348 | 71 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 64 | 31 | .287 | .404 | .356 | .760 | 113 | 124 | 4 | 9 | *O | |||||
| 14 Seasons | 1594 | 7608 | 6283 | 1697 | 2164 | 242 | 95 | 40 | 742 | 914 | 1189 | 349 | .344 | .455 | .432 | .888 | 141 | 2716 | 89 | 47 | |||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 773 | 639 | 172 | 220 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 93 | 121 | .344 | .455 | .432 | .888 | 141 | 276 | 9 | |||||||||||
| BSN (6 yrs) | 690 | 3207 | 2613 | 652 | 885 | 95 | 28 | 14 | 284 | 274 | 545 | 158 | .339 | .456 | .413 | .868 | 131 | 1078 | 18 | 31 | |||||||||
| PHI (6 yrs) | 732 | 3629 | 3007 | 880 | 1084 | 126 | 51 | 23 | 370 | 510 | 553 | 150 | .360 | .468 | .459 | .927 | 153 | 1381 | 53 | 16 | |||||||||
| KCC (2 yrs) | 172 | 772 | 663 | 165 | 195 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 88 | 130 | 91 | 41 | .294 | .394 | .388 | .781 | 122 | 257 | 18 | ||||||||||
| NL (12 yrs) | 1422 | 6836 | 5620 | 1532 | 1969 | 221 | 79 | 37 | 654 | 784 | 1098 | 308 | .350 | .462 | .438 | .900 | 143 | 2459 | 71 | 47 | |||||||||
| AA (2 yrs) | 172 | 772 | 663 | 165 | 195 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 88 | 130 | 91 | 41 | .294 | .394 | .388 | .781 | 122 | 257 | 18 | ||||||||||
Player Value--Batters
WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 22 | KCC | AA | 137 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | $ | O | |
| 1889 | 23 | KCC | AA | 635 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | -6 | -9 | 10 | 38 | 3.1 | 44 | 3.6 | -0.5 | $ | *O | |
| 1890 | 24 | PHI | NL | 588 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 16 | 54 | 4.9 | 54 | 5.0 | -0.1 | $ | *O | |
| 1891 | 25 | PHI | NL | 636 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 17 | 79 | 7.2 | 73 | 7.0 | 0.2 | $ | *O | |
| 1892 | 26 | PHI | NL | 643 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 18 | 69 | 6.6 | 60 | 5.8 | 0.8 | $3,400 | *O | |
| 1893 | 27 | PHI | NL | 431 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 11 | 65 | 5.4 | 59 | 5.0 | 0.4 | $1,800 | O | |
| 1894 | 28 | PHI | NL | 702 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 17 | 114 | 8.7 | 108 | 8.6 | 0.1 | $2,100 | *O | |
| 1895 | 29 | PHI | NL | 629 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -6 | 16 | 82 | 6.6 | 84 | 7.1 | -0.5 | $ | *O | |
| 1896 | 30 | BSN | NL | 642 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 17 | 70 | 6.0 | 70 | 6.3 | -0.3 | $ | *O | |
| 1897 | 31 | BSN | NL | 622 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 16 | 69 | 6.2 | 63 | 5.8 | 0.4 | $ | *O | |
| 1898 | 32 | BSN | NL | 508 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -6 | -6 | 14 | 58 | 5.6 | 64 | 6.3 | -0.7 | $ | *O | |
| 1899 | 33 | BSN | NL | 375 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 11 | 23 | 2.2 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.2 | $2,400 | O | |
| 1900 | 34 | BSN | NL | 635 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 17 | 47 | 4.5 | 41 | 4.0 | 0.5 | $ | *O | |
| 1901 | 35 | BSN | NL | 425 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 12 | 25 | 2.6 | 21 | 2.1 | 0.5 | $ | *O | |
| 14 Seasons | 7608 | 585 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30 | -86 | 194 | 793 | 69.6 | 763 | 68.7 | 0.9 | $9,700 | |||||
| BSN (6 yrs) | 3207 | 209 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -31 | 87 | 292 | 27.1 | 280 | 26.5 | 0.6 | $2,400 | |||||
| PHI (6 yrs) | 3629 | 343 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -44 | 95 | 463 | 39.4 | 438 | 38.5 | 0.9 | $7,300 | |||||
| KCC (2 yrs) | 772 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | -7 | -11 | 12 | 38 | 3.1 | 45 | 3.7 | -0.6 | $ | |||||
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| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | G | Awards |
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| 1888 | KCC | AA | 22 | OF | 35 | 51 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .961 | 1.40 | .907 | 1.83 | 3-0-32 | ||||||
| 1889 | KCC | AA | 23 | OF | 137 | 259 | 202 | 20 | 37 | 6 | .857 | 1.62 | .903 | 2.00 | 7-0-130 | ||||||
| 1890 | PHI | NL | 24 | OF | 123 | 289 | 232 | 23 | 34 | 4 | .882 | 2.07 | .914 | 1.91 | 123-0-0 | ||||||
| 1891 | PHI | NL | 25 | OF | 133 | 335 | 287 | 17 | 31 | 7 | .907 | 2.29 | .912 | 1.92 | 133-0-0 | ||||||
| 1892 | PHI | NL | 26 | OF | 139 | 345 | 291 | 26 | 28 | 7 | .919 | 2.28 | .912 | 1.89 | 138-1-0 | ||||||
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 27 | OF | 82 | 252 | 228 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .937 | 2.88 | .915 | 2.18 | 19-63-0 | ||||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 28 | OF | 132 | 400 | 370 | 15 | 15 | 4 | .963 | 2.92 | .915 | 2.28 | 0-132-0 | ||||||
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 29 | OF | 123 | 355 | 313 | 11 | 31 | 5 | .913 | 2.63 | .917 | 2.18 | 3-120-0 | ||||||
| 1896 | BSN | NL | 30 | OF | 131 | 304 | 276 | 8 | 20 | 2 | .934 | 2.17 | .933 | 2.16 | 6-125-0 | ||||||
| 1897 | BSN | NL | 31 | OF | 126 | 318 | 296 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .962 | 2.43 | .936 | 2.09 | 0-126-0 | ||||||
| 1898 | BSN | NL | 32 | OF | 110 | 218 | 189 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .904 | 1.79 | .937 | 2.08 | 0-110-0 | ||||||
| 1899 | BSN | NL | 33 | OF | 81 | 186 | 166 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .952 | 2.19 | .944 | 2.15 | 2-78-1 | ||||||
| 1900 | BSN | NL | 34 | OF | 136 | 359 | 326 | 14 | 19 | 6 | .947 | 2.50 | .940 | 2.17 | 0-136-0 | ||||||
| 1901 | BSN | NL | 35 | OF | 99 | 253 | 232 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .945 | 2.41 | .942 | 2.06 | 0-98-1 | ||||||
| 14 Seasons | OF | 1587 | 3924 | 3453 | 182 | 289 | 55 | .926 | 2.29 | .923 | 2.07 | 434-989-164 | |||||||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 1587 | 3924 | 3453 | 182 | 289 | 55 | .926 | 2.29 | .923 | 2.07 | 434-989-164 | |||||||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 43 (34), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 133 (131), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 154 (82), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 51 (79), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Transactions
- July 31, 1888: Purchased by the Kansas City Cowboys from Worcester (New England).
- January 7, 1890: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Kansas City Cowboys for $5000 or $6000.
- November 14, 1895: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Beaneaters for Billy Nash.
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1892 | 26 | Philadelphia Phillies | $3,400 | I Seymour, p. 269 | |
| 1893 | 27 | Philadelphia Phillies | $1,800 | I Seymour, p. 269 | |
| 1894 | 28 | Philadelphia Phillies | $2,100 | 3/23/1895 Sporting Life | |
| 1899 | 33 | Boston Beaneaters | $2,400 | 2/4/1899 TSN | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $9,700 | ||||
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