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Fred Osborn
William Pearl Osborn (Ossie)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: November 28, 1883 in Nevada, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1907
Final Game: July 24, 1909
Died: September 2, 1954 in Upper Sandusky, OH
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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
1907 23 PHI NL 56 168 163 22 45 2 3 0 9 4 3 .276 .298 .325 .623 96 53 2 0 O/3
1908 24 PHI NL 152 601 555 62 148 19 12 2 44 16 30 .267 .305 .355 .660 108 197 1 15 *O
1909 25 PHI NL 58 218 189 14 35 4 1 0 19 6 12 .185 .238 .217 .455 40 41 1 16 O
3 Seasons 266 987 907 98 228 25 16 2 72 26 45 .251 .290 .321 .611 92 291 4 31
162 Game Avg. 162 601 552 60 139 15 10 1 44 16 27 .251 .290 .321 .611 92 177 2 19

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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
1907 PHI NL 23 OF 36 62 60 2 0 0 1.000 1.72 .958 1.94 8-26-1
1907 PHI NL 23 1B 1 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.00 .988 10.20
1908 PHI NL 24 OF 152 385 359 14 12 3 .969 2.45 .960 1.99 0-146-6
1909 PHI NL 25 OF 54 143 126 14 3 3 .979 2.59 .960 2.01 0-54-0
3 Seasons OF 242 590 545 30 15 6 .975 2.38 .960 1.99 8-226-7
1 Season 1B 1 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.00 .988 10.20
3 Seasons TOT 243 598 553 30 15 7 .975 2.40 .935 2.02 8-226-7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1908 NL--152--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1908 NL--555--10th

Hits s c a p y
1908 NL--148--10th

Triples s c a p y
1908 NL--12--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 6 (1667), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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  1. Wally Rehg (989)
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  6. Joe Keough (975)
  7. Tom Mansell (975)
  8. Kevin Romine (974)
  9. Gene Kingsale (973)
  10. Sammy Vick (972)
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  1. Jeffrey Leonard (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Zip Collins (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

August, 1905: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Canton (Central) for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June, 1907: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.

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Name and misspellings: Bill William Fred Ossie Pearl Osborn

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