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Happy Townsend

John Townsend

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 9, 1879 in Townsend, DE
High School: Townsend (Townsend, DE)
School: Washington College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1901
Teams (by GP): Senators/Phillies/Naps 1901-1906

Final Game: September 21, 1906
Died: December 21, 1963 in Wilmington, DE
Buried: Townsend Cemetery, Townsend, DE
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:53AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1901 22 PHI NL 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 5 0 7 599 99 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13
1902 23 WSH AL 8 16 .333 4.45 27 26 1 22 0 0 220.1 233 157 109 12 89 71 13 1 10 960 84 1.461 9.5 0.5 3.6 2.9 0.80
1903 24 WSH AL 2 11 .154 4.76 20 13 7 10 0 0 126.2 145 85 67 3 48 54 9 0 7 563 66 1.524 10.3 0.2 3.4 3.8 1.13
1904 25 WSH AL 5 26 .161 3.58 36 34 2 31 2 0 291.1 319 163 116 3 100 143 9 1 19 1252 74 1.438 9.9 0.1 3.1 4.4 1.43
1905 26 WSH AL 7 16 .304 2.63 34 24 9 22 0 0 263.0 247 117 77 2 84 102 15 0 7 1087 101 1.259 8.5 0.1 2.9 3.5 1.21
1906 27 CLE AL 3 7 .300 2.91 17 12 5 8 1 0 92.2 92 45 30 1 31 31 6 0 1 388 90 1.327 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.00
6 Seasons 34 82 .293 3.59 153 125 26 107 5 0 1137.2 1154 640 454 24 416 473 57 2 51 4849 84 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14
162 Game Avg. 8 20 .293 3.59 37 31 6 26 1 0 278 282 157 111 6 102 116 14 0 12 1186 84 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14
WSH (4 yrs) 22 69 .242 3.68 117 97 19 85 2 0 901.1 944 522 369 20 321 370 46 2 43 3862 81 1.403 9.4 0.2 3.2 3.7 1.15
PHI (1 yr) 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 5 0 7 599 99 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13
CLE (1 yr) 3 7 .300 2.91 17 12 5 8 1 0 92.2 92 45 30 1 31 31 6 0 1 388 90 1.327 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.00
AL (5 yrs) AL 25 76 .248 3.61 134 109 24 93 3 0 994.0 1036 567 399 21 352 401 52 2 44 4250 82 1.396 9.4 0.2 3.2 3.6 1.14
NL (1 yr) NL 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 5 0 7 599 99 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1901 22 PHI NL 143.2 16 73 84 2 1.0 11 1.1 $
1902 23 WSH AL 220.1 26 157 137 -4 1.0 -20 -1.0 $
1903 24 WSH AL 126.2 13 85 66 -1 1.0 -19 -1.4 $
1904 25 WSH AL 291.1 34 163 132 -11 1.0 -31 -2.1 $
1905 26 WSH AL 263.0 24 117 124 0 1.0 7 0.8 $
1906 27 CLE AL 92.2 12 45 43 3 1.0 -2 -0.8 $
6 Seasons 1137.2 125 640 586 -11 1.0 -54 -3.4 $
WSH (4 yrs) 901.1 97 522 459 -16 1.0 -63 -3.7 $
PHI (1 yr) 143.2 16 73 84 2 1.0 11 1.1 $
CLE (1 yr) 92.2 12 45 43 3 1.0 -2 -0.8 $

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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
1901 22 PHI NL 19 65 64 2 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 14 .109 .123 .156 .279 -20 10 1 0 1/O
1902 23 WSH AL 27 91 87 11 23 6 1 0 10 1 1 14 .264 .273 .356 .629 72 31 0 3 1
1903 24 WSH AL 20 47 44 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 .045 .106 .045 .152 -54 2 0 0 1
1904 25 WSH AL 38 122 119 6 20 4 0 1 8 0 2 34 .168 .189 .227 .415 32 27 1 0 1/O
1905 26 WSH AL 34 94 83 6 15 3 1 0 4 1 5 32 .181 .244 .241 .485 57 20 2 4 1
1906 27 CLE AL 17 32 30 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 .133 .161 .133 .295 -7 4 0 1 1
6 Seasons 155 451 427 26 71 14 3 1 29 3 12 118 .166 .196 .220 .417 26 94 4 8
162 Game Avg. 162 471 446 27 74 15 3 1 30 3 13 123 .166 .196 .220 .417 26 98 4 8
WSH (4 yrs) 119 354 333 24 60 13 2 1 23 2 11 92 .180 .213 .240 .453 38 80 3 7
PHI (1 yr) 19 65 64 2 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 14 .109 .123 .156 .279 -20 10 1 0
CLE (1 yr) 17 32 30 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 .133 .161 .133 .295 -7 4 0 1
AL (5 yrs) 136 386 363 24 64 13 2 1 24 2 12 104 .176 .209 .231 .440 34 84 3 8
NL (1 yr) 19 65 64 2 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 14 .109 .123 .156 .279 -20 10 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 Awards
1901 22 PHI NL 65 -10 0 0 0 0 2 2 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $ 1/O
1902 23 WSH AL 91 -3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $2,100 1
1903 24 WSH AL 47 -7 0 0 0 0 2 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1904 25 WSH AL 122 -9 -1 0 0 0 4 4 -2 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ 1/O
1905 26 WSH AL 94 -3 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1906 27 CLE AL 32 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 1
6 Seasons 451 -36 -1 0 0 0 16 15 -6 -1.1 -6 -0.6 -0.5 $2,100
WSH (4 yrs) 354 -22 -1 0 0 0 13 12 2 -0.2 2 0.2 -0.4 $2,100
PHI (1 yr) 65 -10 0 0 0 0 2 2 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $
CLE (1 yr) 32 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1901 PHI NL 22 P 19 143.2 33 5 25 3 2 .909 1.88 1.58 .934 2.75 2.72
1901 PHI NL 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1-0-0
1902 WSH AL 23 P 27 220.1 75 12 57 6 1 .920 2.82 2.56 .928 3.10 3.03
1903 WSH AL 24 P 20 126.2 43 6 37 0 2 1.000 3.06 2.15 .948 3.19 3.13
1904 WSH AL 25 P 36 291.1 100 15 81 4 8 .960 2.97 2.67 .952 3.45 3.39
1904 WSH AL 25 OF 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .955 1.85 0-0-2
1905 WSH AL 26 P 34 263.0 90 21 64 5 1 .944 2.91 2.50 .942 3.25 3.21
1906 CLE AL 27 P 17 92.2 36 2 31 3 0 .917 3.21 1.94 .948 3.22 3.17
6 Seasons P 153 1137.2 377 61 295 21 14 .944 2.82 2.33 .942 3.20 3.14
2 Seasons OF 3 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.33 .955 1.93 1-0-2
6 Seasons TOT 156 1137.2 381 65 295 21 14 .945 2.82 2.31 .943 3.20 3.12 1-0-2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL  7.392 (1st)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL  4.510 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1901 NL  2 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1902 AL  12 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1902 AL  89 (7th)
1904 AL  100 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1904 AL  319 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 AL  0.068 (8th)
Career  0.190 (153rd)

Losses s c a p y
1902 AL  16 (9th)
1904 AL  26 (1st)
1905 AL  16 (9th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1902 AL  109 (9th)
1904 AL  116 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1902 AL  10 (3rd)
1903 AL  7 (5th)
1904 AL  19 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1902 AL  13 (3rd)
1903 AL  9 (9th)
1905 AL  15 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1903 AL  7 (2nd)
1905 AL  9 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (731), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Mal Eason (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
190223Washington Senators$2,100S. Povich, The Washington Senators, 24510/26/01 Sporting Life: $2,400
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,100
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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