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Ducky Holmes
James William Holmes
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 28, 1869 in Des Moines, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 1895
Final Game: September 29, 1905
Died: August 6, 1932 in Truro, IA
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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
1895 26 LOU NL 40 179 161 33 60 10 2 3 20 9 12 9 .373 .426 .516 .942 148 83 3 3 O/651
1896 27 LOU NL 47 165 141 22 38 3 2 0 18 8 13 5 .270 .360 .319 .679 83 45 7 4 O/146
1897 28 TOT NL 81 339 310 51 82 8 6 1 44 30 19 .265 .315 .339 .654 74 105 4 6 O/6
1897 28 LOU NL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -44 0 0 0 /6
1897 28 NYG NL 79 334 306 51 82 8 6 1 44 30 18 .268 .317 .343 .660 76 105 4 6 O/6
1898 29 TOT NL 136 587 543 63 150 11 10 1 64 29 25 .276 .320 .339 .659 87 184 10 9 *O
1898 29 STL NL 23 104 101 9 24 1 1 0 0 4 2 .238 .260 .267 .527 50 27 1 0 O
1898 29 BLN NL 113 483 442 54 126 10 9 1 64 25 23 .285 .333 .355 .689 95 157 9 9 *O
1899 30 BLN NL 138 623 553 80 177 31 7 4 66 50 39 .320 .381 .423 .804 116 234 15 16 *O
1901 32 DET AL 131 589 537 90 158 28 10 4 62 35 37 .294 .347 .406 .753 104 218 6 9 *O
1902 33 DET AL 92 404 362 50 93 15 4 2 33 16 28 .257 .319 .337 .656 78 122 5 9 *O
1903 34 TOT AL 107 469 415 66 112 10 6 1 26 35 30 .270 .327 .330 .657 100 137 5 19 *O/54
1903 34 WSH AL 21 79 71 13 16 3 1 1 8 10 5 .225 .286 .338 .624 85 24 1 2 O/54
1903 34 CHW AL 86 390 344 53 96 7 5 0 18 25 25 .279 .335 .328 .664 103 113 4 17 O/5
1904 35 CHW AL 68 277 251 42 78 11 9 1 19 13 14 .311 .354 .438 .793 154 110 3 9 O
1905 36 CHW AL 92 382 328 42 66 15 2 0 22 11 19 .201 .258 .259 .517 67 85 6 29 O
10 Seasons 932 4014 3601 539 1014 142 58 17 374 236 236 14 .282 .337 .367 .704 99 1323 64 113
162 Game Avg. 162 698 626 94 176 25 10 3 65 41 41 .282 .337 .367 .704 99 230 11 20
LOU (3 yrs) 89 349 306 55 98 13 4 3 38 17 26 14 .320 .392 .418 .810 115 128 10 7
CHW (3 yrs) 246 1049 923 137 240 33 16 1 59 49 58 .260 .313 .334 .647 104 308 13 55
BLN (2 yrs) 251 1106 995 134 303 41 16 5 130 75 62 .305 .360 .393 .753 107 391 24 25
DET (2 yrs) 223 993 899 140 251 43 14 6 95 51 65 .279 .335 .378 .714 93 340 11 18
WSH (1 yr) 21 79 71 13 16 3 1 1 8 10 5 .225 .286 .338 .624 85 24 1 2
NYG (1 yr) 79 334 306 51 82 8 6 1 44 30 18 .268 .317 .343 .660 76 105 4 6
STL (1 yr) 23 104 101 9 24 1 1 0 0 4 2 .238 .260 .267 .527 50 27 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 442 1893 1708 249 507 63 27 9 212 126 108 14 .297 .353 .381 .734 100 651 39 38
AL (5 yrs) 490 2121 1893 290 507 79 31 8 162 110 128 .268 .323 .355 .678 98 672 25 75

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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
1895 26 LOU NL 1 0 1.000 5.79 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.0 16 11 9 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 80 1.429 10.3 0.6 2.6 0.0 0.00
1896 27 LOU NL 0 1 .000 7.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.0 26 23 10 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 58 2.833 19.5 0.0 6.0 2.3 0.38
2 Seasons 1 1 .500 6.58 4 2 2 1 0 0 26.0 42 34 19 1 12 3 0 0 3 0 68 2.077 14.5 0.3 4.2 1.0 0.25
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .500 6.58 45 23 23 11 0 0 295 476 385 215 11 136 34 0 0 34 0 68 2.077 14.5 0.3 4.2 1.0 0.25

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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
1895 LOU NL 26 OF 29 50 32 7 11 1 .780 1.34 .930 2.14 0-3-26
1895 LOU NL 26 SS 8 35 11 17 7 1 .800 3.50 .911 5.54
1895 LOU NL 26 3B 4 12 5 4 3 0 .750 2.25 .892 3.38
1895 LOU NL 26 P 2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.50 .900 2.00
1896 LOU NL 27 OF 33 62 43 6 13 1 .790 1.48 .944 2.12 0-26-7
1896 LOU NL 27 P 2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.50 .900 2.20
1896 LOU NL 27 2B 1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 5.40
1896 LOU NL 27 SS 1 9 1 3 5 2 .444 4.00 .956 5.50
1897 TOT NL 28 SS 2 17 4 10 3 2 .824 7.00 .918 5.70
1897 LOU NL 28 SS 1 8 4 4 0 2 1.000 8.00 .900 5.70
1897 NYG NL 28 OF 77 135 113 9 13 2 .904 1.58 .937 2.06 77-0-0
1897 NYG NL 28 SS 1 9 0 6 3 0 .667 6.00 .933 5.70
1898 TOT NL 29 OF 135 328 286 19 23 7 .930 2.26 .938 2.03 124-2-9
1898 STL NL 29 OF 22 50 39 6 5 3 .900 2.05 .940 2.03 11-2-9
1898 BLN NL 29 OF 113 278 247 13 18 4 .935 2.30 .937 2.03 113-0-0
1899 BLN NL 30 OF 138 372 321 24 27 5 .927 2.50 .945 2.11 137-0-1
1901 DET AL 32 OF 131 259 217 18 24 5 .907 1.79 .933 2.00 2-0-131
1902 DET AL 33 OF 92 180 155 16 9 5 .950 1.86 .944 2.04 1-0-91
1903 TOT AL 34 OF 96 205 177 19 9 0 .956 2.04 .952 1.92 82-3-11
1903 TOT AL 34 3B 7 21 6 12 3 0 .857 2.57 .929 3.10
1903 WSH AL 34 OF 14 34 26 5 3 0 .912 2.21 .953 1.92 0-3-11
1903 WSH AL 34 3B 4 11 3 7 1 0 .909 2.50 .927 3.10
1903 WSH AL 34 2B 2 10 5 3 2 0 .800 4.00 .950 5.05
1903 CHW AL 34 OF 82 171 151 14 6 0 .965 2.01 .951 1.92 82-0-0
1903 CHW AL 34 3B 3 10 3 5 2 0 .800 2.67 .930 3.10
1904 CHW AL 35 OF 63 122 111 8 3 3 .975 1.89 .953 1.84 53-2-8
1905 CHW AL 36 OF 89 172 150 11 11 1 .936 1.81 .954 1.83 87-1-1
10 Seasons OF 883 1885 1605 137 143 30 .924 1.97 .943 2.00 563-37-285
2 Seasons 3B 11 33 11 16 6 0 .818 2.45 .915 3.20
3 Seasons SS 11 61 16 30 15 5 .754 4.18 .920 5.56
2 Seasons P 4 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 2.10
2 Seasons 2B 3 13 5 5 3 0 .769 3.33 .954 5.17
10 Seasons TOT 912 2000 1638 195 167 35 .917 2.01 .858 2.07 563-37-285
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

Doubles s c a p y
1899 NL--31--3rd
1901 AL--28--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1899 NL--50--4th
1901 AL--35--7th
1903 AL--35--3rd
Career--236--247th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1899 NL--42--10th
1901 AL--42--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1899 NL--15--10th
Career--64--221st

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1905 AL--29--6th

Oldest s c a p y
1904 AL--born 1869-01-28--10th
1905 AL--born 1869-01-28--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1377), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1893), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1930), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 13, 1897: Traded by the Louisville Colonels to the New York Giants for General Stafford. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 11, 1897: Traded by the New York Giants with Jim Donnelly and $3,500 to the St. Louis Browns for Mike Grady and Fred Hartman.

June 10, 1898: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Paddy Quinn and Jake Stenzel.

February, 1903: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers.

June 13, 1903: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for . The Chicago White Sox sent Davey Dunkle (July 20, 1903) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

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