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George Townsend

George Hodgson Townsend (Sleepy)

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 4, 1867 in Hartsdale, NY
School: New York University (New York, NY)(All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1887
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Athletics 1887-1891

Final Game: October 6, 1891
Died: March 15, 1930 in New Haven, CT
Buried: Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, CT
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Standard Batting

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
1887 20 PHA AA 31 112 109 12 21 3 0 0 14 8 3 .193 .214 .220 .434 21 24 0 2/O
1888 21 PHA AA 42 166 161 13 25 6 0 0 12 2 4 .155 .181 .193 .373 20 31 1 2
1890 23 BAL AA 18 71 67 6 16 4 1 0 9 3 4 .239 .282 .328 .610 72 22 0 2
1891 24 BAL AA 61 229 204 29 39 5 4 0 18 3 20 21 .191 .279 .255 .534 53 52 5 2/O
4 Yrs 152 578 541 60 101 18 5 0 53 16 31 21 .187 .239 .238 .477 40 129 6
162 Game Avg. 162 616 577 64 108 19 5 0 56 17 33 .187 .239 .238 .477 40 137 6
PHA (2 yrs) 73 278 270 25 46 9 0 0 26 10 7 .170 .194 .204 .398 21 55 1
BAL (2 yrs) 79 300 271 35 55 9 5 0 27 6 24 21 .203 .280 .273 .553 57 74 5

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1887 20 PHA AA 31 112 -13 0 0 -4 2 -15 -1.2 2 -14 -1.0 .461 .493 -0.7 -0.1 -10 $ 2/O
1888 21 PHA AA 42 166 -15 -1 0 -5 3 -18 -1.7 3 -15 -1.4 .460 .490 -0.9 -0.2 -10 $ 2
1890 23 BAL AA 18 71 -3 -0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .488 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2
1891 24 BAL AA 61 229 -13 -0 0 -2 4 -12 -1.0 4 -8 -0.6 .483 .494 -0.4 0.2 -6 $ 2/O
4 Seasons 152 578 -45 -1 0 -11 9 -48 -4.1 10 -38 -3.1 .473 .494 -2.1 -0.1 -27 $
PHA (2 yrs) 73 278 -28 -1 0 -9 4 -33 -2.9 5 -28 -2.4 .461 .491 -1.6 -0.3 -19 $
BAL (2 yrs) 79 300 -17 -1 0 -2 5 -15 -1.3 5 -9 -0.7 .484 .496 -0.5 0.2 -7 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1887 20 PHA AA 112 88 5 1.5 97 .193 .193 .280 .214 .344 .220 .378 .434 .722 21 .118 -11.9 -1.2 .398 .128 .028 .0
1888 21 PHA AA 166 136 5 1.0 69 .155 .155 .242 .181 .300 .193 .320 .373 .620 20 .101 -14.2 -1.7 .279 .075 .037 .0
1890 23 BAL AA 71 51 6 3.1 95 .239 .239 .272 .282 .353 .328 .358 .610 .711 72 .402 -2.8 -0.3 .569 .194 .090 .0
1891 24 BAL AA 229 165 14 2.2 92 .213 .191 .262 .279 .346 .255 .354 .534 .700 53 .250 -13.0 -1.4 .485 .176 .064 .0
4 Yrs 578 440 30 1.8 87 .194 .187 .261 .239 .333 .238 .349 .477 .682 40 .196 -41.9 -4.6 .414 .139 .052 .0
162 Game Avg. 616 469 32 1.8 87 .194 .187 .261 .239 .333 .238 .349 .477 .682 40 .196 -41.9 -4.6 .414 .139 .052
PHA (2 yrs) 278 224 10 1.2 81 .170 .170 .257 .194 .318 .204 .343 .398 .661 21 .109 -26.2 -2.9 .326 .096 .033 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 300 216 20 2.4 93 .220 .203 .265 .280 .348 .273 .355 .553 .703 57 .286 -15.7 -1.7 .505 .181 .070 .0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1887 20 31 112 109 12 21 3 0 0 14 8 3 .193 .214 .220 .434 21 24 0
1888 21 73 278 270 25 46 9 0 0 26 10 7 .170 .194 .204 .398 21 55 1
1889 22 73 278 270 25 46 9 0 0 26 10 7 .170 .194 .204 .398 21 55 1
1890 23 91 349 337 31 62 13 1 0 35 13 11 .184 .212 .228 .441 31 77 1
1891 24 152 578 541 60 101 18 5 0 53 16 31 21 .187 .239 .238 .477 40 129 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1887 20 36 124 121 8 18 3 0 0 10 7 3 0 .149 .169 .174 .343 4 31
1888 21 50 194 189 14 28 7 0 0 13 2 4 0 .148 .170 .185 .355 6 42
1890 23 24 90 86 5 17 4 1 0 8 3 4 0 .198 .233 .267 .501 5 18
1891 24 80 287 259 28 43 6 4 0 17 3 22 27 .166 .247 .220 .467 13 61
4 Yrs 190 695 655 55 106 20 5 0 48 15 33 27 .162 .210 .208 .418 28 152
162 Game Avg. 162 593 558 47 90 17 4 0 41 13 28 .162 .210 .208 .418 24 152

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1887 AA  born 1867-06-04 (7th)

                                         

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