Harry McCaffery

Harry Charles McCaffery

Positions: Outfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 25, 1858 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1882
Teams (by GP): BrownStockings/Browns/Eclipse 1882-1883

Final Game: June 25, 1883
Died: April 19, 1928 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos
1882	23	TOT	AA	39	160	157	24	43	8	6	0	0	3	.274	.288	.401	.689	126	63	0	O/453
1882	23	STL	AA	38	156	153	23	42	8	6	0	0	3	.275	.288	.405	.694	127	62	0	O/453
1882	23	LOU	AA	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	72	1	0	/4
1883	24	STL	AA	5	19	18	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.056	.105	.056	.161	-48	1	0	/O
2 Seasons				44	179	175	24	44	8	6	0	1	4	.251	.268	.366	.634	107	64	0
162 Game Avg.				162	659	644	88	162	29	22	0	4	15	.251	.268	.366	.634	107	236	0

STL (2 yrs)				43	175	171	23	43	8	6	0	1	4	.251	.269	.368	.637	107	63	0
LOU (1 yr)				1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	72	1	0

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	Salary	Pos
1882	23	STL	AA	156	4	0	0	0	1	-1	3	7	0.6	6	0.6	0.0	$	O/453
1882	23	LOU	AA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/4
1883	24	STL	AA	19	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$	/O
2 Seasons				179	1	0	0	0	1	-1	3	4	0.4	3	0.3	0.1	$

STL (2 yrs)				175	1	0	0	0	1	-1	3	4	0.4	3	0.3	0.1	$
LOU (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

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More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRFG	G
1882	TOT	AA	23	2B	9	53	29	20	4	2	.925	5.44	.882	5.97
1882	STL	AA	23	OF	23	46	30	11	5	2	.891	1.78	.848	1.83	5-0-18
1882	STL	AA	23	2B	8	49	26	19	4	2	.918	5.63	.882	5.96
1882	STL	AA	23	3B	7	30	5	17	8	1	.733	3.14	.799	3.67
1882	STL	AA	23	1B	1	12	10	2	0	0	1.000	12.00	.956	10.50
1882	LOU	AA	23	2B	1	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	4.00	.883	6.00
1883	STL	AA	24	OF	5	10	6	3	1	2	.900	1.80	.851	1.80	0-5-0
	2 Seasons			OF	28	56	36	14	6	4	.893	1.79	.849	1.82	5-5-18
	1 Season			2B	9	53	29	20	4	2	.925	5.44	.882	5.97
	1 Season			3B	7	30	5	17	8	1	.733	3.14	.799	3.67
	1 Season			1B	1	12	10	2	0	0	1.000	12.00	.956	10.50
	2 Seasons			TOT	45	151	80	53	18	7	.881	2.96	.859	3.13	5-5-18

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Triples s c a p y 1882 AA 6 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1882 AA 6 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Batting - 1 (2367), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Transactions

June 17, 1882: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Brown Stockings. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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