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George Hemming
George Earl Hemming (Old Wax Figger)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 15, 1868 in Carrollton, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1890
Final Game: June 12, 1897
Died: June 3, 1930 in Springfield, MA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1890 21 TOT PL 8 5 .615 4.25 22 12 10 12 0 3 144.0 142 109 68 4 78 35 3 0 7 540 103 1.528 8.9 0.3 4.9 2.2 0.45
1890 21 CLE PL 0 1 .000 6.86 3 1 2 1 0 0 21.0 25 23 16 1 19 3 0 0 0 0 58 2.095 10.7 0.4 8.1 1.3 0.16
1890 21 BWW PL 8 4 .667 3.80 19 11 8 11 0 3 123.0 117 86 52 3 59 32 3 0 7 540 117 1.431 8.6 0.2 4.3 2.3 0.54
1891 22 BRO NL 8 15 .348 4.96 27 22 5 19 1 1 199.2 231 173 110 11 84 83 0 0 10 0 67 1.578 10.4 0.5 3.8 3.7 0.99
1892 23 TOT NL 2 3 .400 5.05 5 4 1 4 0 0 41.0 46 31 23 2 19 12 0 0 0 0 61 1.585 10.1 0.4 4.2 2.6 0.63
1892 23 CIN NL 0 1 .000 7.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 2.000 15.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.00
1892 23 LOU NL 2 2 .500 4.63 4 4 0 4 0 0 35.0 36 25 18 1 17 12 0 0 0 0 66 1.514 9.3 0.3 4.4 3.1 0.71
1893 24 LOU NL 18 17 .514 5.10 41 32 8 32 1 1 332.0 369 248 188 7 176 79 0 0 9 0 86 1.642 10.0 0.2 4.8 2.1 0.45
1894 25 TOT NL 17 19 .472 4.27 41 38 3 36 1 1 339.2 406 235 161 7 159 70 0 0 6 0 121 1.663 10.8 0.2 4.2 1.9 0.44
1894 25 LOU NL 13 19 .406 4.37 35 32 3 32 1 1 294.1 358 213 143 7 133 66 0 0 5 0 117 1.668 10.9 0.2 4.1 2.0 0.50
1894 25 BLN NL 4 0 1.000 3.57 6 6 0 4 0 0 45.1 48 22 18 0 26 4 0 0 1 0 153 1.632 9.5 0.0 5.2 0.8 0.15
1895 26 BLN NL 20 13 .606 4.05 34 31 1 26 1 0 262.1 288 155 118 10 96 43 0 0 4 0 118 1.464 9.9 0.3 3.3 1.5 0.45
1896 27 BLN NL 15 6 .714 4.19 25 21 4 20 3 0 202.0 233 113 94 9 54 33 0 0 2 0 102 1.421 10.4 0.4 2.4 1.5 0.61
1897 28 LOU NL 3 4 .429 5.10 9 8 1 7 0 0 67.0 80 59 38 5 25 7 1 0 1 0 84 1.567 10.7 0.7 3.4 0.9 0.28
8 Seasons 91 82 .526 4.53 204 168 33 156 7 6 1587.2 1795 1123 800 55 691 362 4 0 39 540 98 1.566 10.2 0.3 3.9 2.1 0.52
162 Game Avg. 17 15 .526 4.53 37 31 6 29 1 1 290 328 205 146 10 126 66 1 0 7 99 98 1.566 10.2 0.3 3.9 2.1 0.52
LOU (4 yrs) 36 42 .462 4.78 89 76 12 75 2 2 728.1 843 545 387 20 351 164 1 0 15 0 96 1.639 10.4 0.2 4.3 2.0 0.47
BLN (3 yrs) 39 19 .672 4.06 65 58 5 50 4 0 509.2 569 290 230 19 176 80 0 0 7 0 114 1.462 10.0 0.3 3.1 1.4 0.45
BWW (1 yr) 8 4 .667 3.80 19 11 8 11 0 3 123.0 117 86 52 3 59 32 3 0 7 540 117 1.431 8.6 0.2 4.3 2.3 0.54
BRO (1 yr) 8 15 .348 4.96 27 22 5 19 1 1 199.2 231 173 110 11 84 83 0 0 10 0 67 1.578 10.4 0.5 3.8 3.7 0.99
CLE (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.86 3 1 2 1 0 0 21.0 25 23 16 1 19 3 0 0 0 0 58 2.095 10.7 0.4 8.1 1.3 0.16
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 2.000 15.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.00
NL (7 yrs) 83 77 .519 4.56 182 156 23 144 7 3 1443.2 1653 1014 732 51 613 327 1 0 32 0 97 1.570 10.3 0.3 3.8 2.0 0.53
PL (1 yr) 8 5 .615 4.25 22 12 10 12 0 3 144.0 142 109 68 4 78 35 3 0 7 540 103 1.528 8.9 0.3 4.9 2.2 0.45

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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
1890 21 TOT PL 22 69 68 6 11 0 1 0 9 3 1 14 .162 .174 .191 .365 -4 13 0 1/O
1890 21 CLE PL 3 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0 2 0 /1
1890 21 BWW PL 19 58 57 5 9 0 1 0 8 1 1 11 .158 .172 .193 .365 -5 11 0 1/O
1891 22 BRO NL 27 88 82 11 13 3 2 0 10 2 6 21 .159 .216 .244 .460 34 20 0 1
1892 23 TOT NL 5 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .125 .222 .125 .347 9 2 0 /1
1892 23 CIN NL 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 102 1 0 /1
1892 23 LOU NL 4 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 .200 .077 .277 -12 1 0 /1
1893 24 LOU NL 45 170 158 17 32 5 2 0 19 0 12 20 .203 .259 .259 .518 43 41 0 1/O
1894 25 TOT NL 42 158 152 24 39 3 8 2 13 2 6 25 .257 .285 .421 .706 72 64 0 1/3
1894 25 LOU NL 36 136 131 20 33 2 6 2 10 2 5 20 .252 .279 .405 .684 68 53 0 1/3
1894 25 BLN NL 6 22 21 4 6 1 2 0 3 0 1 5 .286 .318 .524 .842 97 11 0 /1
1895 26 BLN NL 35 120 117 19 33 10 2 1 16 0 2 12 .282 .294 .427 .721 82 50 0 1 1
1896 27 BLN NL 30 104 97 16 25 6 5 0 11 4 4 7 .258 .294 .423 .717 86 41 1 2 1/O3
1897 28 LOU NL 10 30 28 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 .179 .233 .214 .448 20 6 0 0 /13
8 Seasons 216 757 718 98 160 28 20 3 80 11 35 104 .223 .260 .330 .590 55 237 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 568 539 74 120 21 15 2 60 8 26 .223 .260 .330 .590 55 178 1
LOU (4 yrs) 95 351 330 42 71 8 8 2 31 2 21 45 .215 .262 .306 .568 50 101 0 0
BLN (3 yrs) 71 246 235 39 64 17 9 1 30 4 7 24 .272 .296 .434 .730 85 102 1 3
BWW (1 yr) 19 58 57 5 9 0 1 0 8 1 1 11 .158 .172 .193 .365 -5 11 0
BRO (1 yr) 27 88 82 11 13 3 2 0 10 2 6 21 .159 .216 .244 .460 34 20 0
CLE (1 yr) 3 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0 2 0
CIN (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 102 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 194 688 650 92 149 28 19 3 71 8 34 90 .229 .269 .345 .613 61 224 1 3
PL (1 yr) 22 69 68 6 11 0 1 0 9 3 1 14 .162 .174 .191 .365 -4 13 0

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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 Awards
1890 TOT PL 21 P 22 49 4 42 3 1 .939 2.09 .910 2.42
1890 CLE PL 21 P 3 11 1 9 1 0 .909 3.33 .909 2.43
1890 BWW PL 21 P 19 38 3 33 2 1 .947 1.89 .908 2.42
1890 BWW PL 21 OF 1 3 0 1 2 0 .333 1.00 .967 2.10 0-0-1
1891 BRO NL 22 P 27 59 9 44 6 1 .898 1.96 .917 1.96
1892 TOT NL 23 P 5 14 3 10 1 1 .929 2.60 .900 2.16
1892 CIN NL 23 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 2.20
1892 LOU NL 23 P 4 12 3 8 1 1 .917 2.75 .900 2.17
1893 LOU NL 24 P 41 106 19 80 7 2 .934 2.41 .911 2.07
1893 LOU NL 24 OF 4 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 .900 2.15 0-0-4
1894 TOT NL 25 P 41 79 19 55 5 1 .937 1.80 .910 1.74
1894 LOU NL 25 P 35 68 18 46 4 1 .941 1.83 .909 1.74
1894 LOU NL 25 1B 1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 8.00 .975 9.50
1894 BLN NL 25 P 6 11 1 9 1 0 .909 1.67 .909 1.73
1895 BLN NL 26 P 34 57 7 46 4 2 .930 1.56 .916 2.01
1896 BLN NL 27 P 25 51 11 37 3 2 .941 1.92 .914 2.20
1896 BLN NL 27 OF 2 4 3 0 1 0 .750 1.50 .950 2.10 1-0-1
1896 BLN NL 27 1B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 10.20
1897 LOU NL 28 P 9 27 9 16 2 0 .926 2.78 .919 2.10
1897 LOU NL 28 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.00
8 Seasons P 204 442 81 330 31 10 .930 2.01 .912 2.04
3 Seasons OF 7 13 9 1 3 0 .769 1.43 .931 2.13 1-0-6
3 Seasons 1B 3 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 3.33 .980 9.90
8 Seasons TOT 214 465 100 331 34 10 .927 2.01 .842 2.15 1-0-6
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1894 NL--4.266--7th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1896 NL--.714--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL--8.875--3rd
1894 NL--10.758--9th
1895 NL--9.881--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 NL--3.741--8th

Saves s c a p y
1890 PL--3--1st
1891 NL--1--5th
1893 NL--1--6th
1894 NL--1--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1894 NL--36--7th
Career--156--211th

Shutouts s c a p y
1893 NL--1--9th
1894 NL--1--7th
1896 NL--3--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1891 NL--11--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1893 NL--176--5th
1894 NL--159--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1891 NL--.988--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1894 NL--.186--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1894 NL--19--10th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1893 NL--188--3rd

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 PL--10--1st
1891 NL--5--8th
1893 NL--8--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1894 NL--121--9th

Youngest s c a p y
1890 PL--born 1868-12-15--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 30 (775), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (674), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June, 1892: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

July 15, 1892: Released by the Louisville Colonels.

August 31, 1894: Traded by the Louisville Colonels to the Baltimore Orioles for Bert Inks and $2,000.

April 15, 1897: Purchased by the Louisville Colonels from the Baltimore Orioles.

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Name and misspellings: Old George Wax Earl Figger gearge George goerge Hemming

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