Bill Kuehne

William J. Kuehne
born William J. Knelme

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 24, 1858 in Leipzig, Germany (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1883
Teams (by GP): PittsburghAlleghenys/Buckeyes/Burghers/Colonels/Solons/... 1883-1892

Final Game: September 29, 1892
Died: October 27, 1921 in Sulphur Springs, OH
Buried: Union Cemetery, Uhrichsville, OH
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1883	COL	AA	24	3B	69				233	61	133	39	11	.833		2.81	.840		3.33
1883	COL	AA	24	2B	18				144	56	58	30	5	.792		6.33	.878		6.09
1883	COL	AA	24	SS	7				33	10	20	3	5	.909		4.29	.836		3.94
1883	COL	AA	24	OF	3				6	5	1	0	0	1.000		2.00	.852		1.80	1-2-0
1884	COL	AA	25	3B	110				385	120	219	46	13	.881		3.08	.848		2.98
1885	PIT	AA	26	3B	97				334	102	187	45	14	.865		2.98	.860		3.01
1885	PIT	AA	26	SS	7				40	7	27	6	2	.850		4.86	.879		4.69
1886	PIT	AA	27	OF	54				109	87	11	11	0	.899		1.81	.877		1.79	24-5-24
1886	PIT	AA	27	3B	47				148	44	88	16	5	.892		2.81	.849		3.18
1886	PIT	AA	27	1B	18				174	172	0	2	7	.989		9.56	.968		10.27
1887	PIT	NL	28	SS	91				505	136	310	59	29	.883		4.90	.890		5.01
1887	PIT	NL	28	1B	4				24	23	0	1	2	.958		5.75	.974		10.52
1887	PIT	NL	28	3B	4				15	4	11	0	0	1.000		3.75	.870		3.42
1887	PIT	NL	28	OF	3				5	3	0	2	0	.600		1.00	.884		1.97	0-1-2
1888	PIT	NL	29	3B	75				290	96	168	26	10	.910		3.52	.877		3.13
1888	PIT	NL	29	SS	63				296	112	159	25	19	.916		4.30	.881		4.47
1889	PIT	NL	30	3B	75				278	89	157	32	14	.885		3.28	.885		3.55
1889	PIT	NL	30	OF	13				28	27	1	0	1	1.000		2.15	.910		2.00	8-1-4
1889	PIT	NL	30	2B	5				21	8	13	0	0	1.000		4.20	.925		6.16
1889	PIT	NL	30	1B	2				20	18	2	0	1	1.000		10.00	.974		10.35
1889	PIT	NL	30	SS	2				21	5	14	2	1	.905		9.50	.888		4.90
1890	PBB	PL	31	3B	126				545	159	304	82	18	.850		3.67	.853		3.54
1891	TOT	AA	32	3B	107				415	137	232	46	22	.889		3.45	.872		3.63
1891	COL	AA	32	3B	68				261	85	146	30	15	.885		3.40	.872		3.63
1891	LOU	AA	32	3B	39				154	52	86	16	7	.896		3.54	.872		3.63
1892	TOT	NL	33	3B	86				343	116	186	41	20	.880		3.51	.879		3.58
1892	LOU	NL	33	3B	76				302	104	160	38	16	.874		3.47	.879		3.58
1892	STL	NL	33	3B	5				19	5	12	2	0	.895		3.40	.879		3.58
1892	STL	NL	33	SS	1				3	0	3	0	0	1.000		3.00	.897		5.40
1892	CIN	NL	33	3B	4				17	7	9	1	2	.941		4.00	.879		3.58
1892	CIN	NL	33	2B	2				23	12	6	5	3	.783		9.00	.928		5.65
1892	STL	NL	33	3B	1				5	0	5	0	2	1.000		5.00	.880		3.60
	10 Seasons			3B	796				2986	928	1685	373	127	.875		3.28	.863		3.34
	6 Seasons			SS	171				898	270	533	95	56	.894		4.70	.885		4.75
	4 Seasons			OF	73				148	122	13	13	1	.912		1.85	.882		1.84	33-9-30
	3 Seasons			2B	25				188	76	77	35	8	.814		6.12	.889		6.07
	3 Seasons			1B	24				218	213	2	3	10	.986		8.96	.969		10.32
	10 Seasons			TOT	1089				4438	1609	2310	519	202	.883		3.60	.874		3.68	33-9-30
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF
1883	COL	AA	24	95	95	0	18	69	7	1	2	0	3
1884	COL	AA	25	110	110	0	0	110	0	0	0	0	0
1885	PIT	AA	26	104	104	0	0	97	7	0	0	0	0
1886	PIT	AA	27	117	117	18	0	47	0	24	5	24	54
1887	PIT	NL	28	102	102	4	0	4	91	0	1	2	3
1888	PIT	NL	29	138	138	0	0	75	63	0	0	0	0
1889	PIT	NL	30	97	97	2	5	75	2	8	1	4	13
1890	PBB	PL	31	126	126	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0
1891	COL	AA	32	68	68	0	0	68	0	0	0	0	0
1891	LOU	AA	32	39	39	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0
1892	LOU	NL	33	76	76	0	0	76	0	0	0	0	0
1892	STL	NL	33	7	7	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0
1892	CIN	NL	33	6	6	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
	10 Seasons			1085	1085	24	25	796	171	33	9	30	73

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed† s c a p y Career 519 (73rd)	Def. Games as 3B s c a p y 1884 AA 110 (2nd) 1885 AA 97 (4th) 1890 PL 126 (3rd) 1891 AA 107 (4th)	Putouts as 3B s c a p y 1884 AA 120 (5th) 1890 PL 159 (4th) 1891 AA 137 (5th)	Assists as 3B s c a p y 1884 AA 219 (2nd) 1885 AA 187 (4th) 1890 PL 304 (2nd) 1891 AA 232 (4th)
Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y 1884 AA 46 (4th) 1885 AA 45 (4th) 1890 PL 82 (2nd) 1891 AA 46 (5th) Career 373 (17th)	Putouts as SS s c a p y 1887 NL 136 (5th)	Assists as SS s c a p y 1887 NL 310 (5th)	Errors Committed as SS s c a p y 1887 NL 59 (4th)
Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y 1884 AA 3.08 (3rd) 1885 AA 2.98 (5th) 1888 NL 3.52 (3rd) 1890 PL 3.67 (3rd) 1892 NL 3.51 (4th) Career 3.28 (33rd)	Fielding % as 3B s c a p y 1883 AA .833 (5th) 1884 AA .881 (4th) 1885 AA .865 (5th) 1888 NL .910 (2nd) 1889 NL .885 (5th) 1890 PL .850 (5th) 1891 AA .889 (4th)	Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y 1887 NL 4.90 (4th)

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