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Happy Townsend
John Townsend
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
Final Game: September 21, 1906
Died: December 21, 1963 in Wilmington, DE
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Standard Pitching

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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 7 0 7 0 98 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13
1902 23 WSH AL 9 16 .360 4.45 27 26 1 22 0 0 220.1 233 157 109 12 89 71 13 1 10 0 83 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 65 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 10 1 19 1277 74 1.438 9.9 0.1 3.1 4.4 1.43
1905 26 WSH AL 7 16 .304 2.63 34 24 10 22 0 0 263.0 247 117 77 2 84 102 15 0 7 0 100 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 0 90 1.327 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.00
6 Seasons 35 82 .299 3.59 153 125 27 107 5 0 1137.2 1154 640 454 24 416 473 60 2 51 1840 83 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14
162 Game Avg. 9 20 .299 3.59 37 31 7 26 1 0 278 282 157 111 6 102 116 15 0 12 450 83 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14
WSH (4 yrs) 23 69 .250 3.68 117 97 20 85 2 0 901.1 944 522 369 20 321 370 47 2 43 1840 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 7 0 7 0 98 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 0 90 1.327 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.00
AL (5 yrs) 26 76 .255 3.61 134 109 25 93 3 0 994.0 1036 567 399 21 352 401 53 2 44 1840 81 1.396 9.4 0.2 3.2 3.6 1.14
NL (1 yr) 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 7 0 7 0 98 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13

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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 .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 .264 .273 .356 .629 72 31 0 3 1
1903 24 WSH AL 20 47 44 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .045 .106 .045 .152 -54 2 0 0 1
1904 25 WSH AL 38 122 119 6 20 4 0 1 8 0 2 .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 .181 .244 .241 .485 57 20 2 4 1
1906 27 CLE AL 17 32 30 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .133 .161 .133 .295 -7 4 0 1 1
6 Seasons 155 451 427 26 71 14 3 1 29 3 12 .166 .196 .220 .417 26 94 4 8
162 Game Avg. 162 471 446 27 74 15 3 1 30 3 13 .166 .196 .220 .417 26 98 4 8
WSH (4 yrs) 119 354 333 24 60 13 2 1 23 2 11 .180 .213 .240 .453 38 80 3 7
PHI (1 yr) 19 65 64 2 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 .109 .123 .156 .279 -20 10 1 0
CLE (1 yr) 17 32 30 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .133 .161 .133 .295 -7 4 0 1
AL (5 yrs) 136 386 363 24 64 13 2 1 24 2 12 .176 .209 .231 .440 34 84 3 8
NL (1 yr) 19 65 64 2 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 .109 .123 .156 .279 -20 10 1 0

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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
1901 PHI NL 22 P 19 33 5 25 3 2 .909 1.58 .936 2.39
1901 PHI NL 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1-0-0
1902 WSH AL 23 P 27 75 12 57 6 1 .920 2.56 .928 2.65
1903 WSH AL 24 P 20 43 6 37 0 2 1.000 2.15 .944 2.73
1904 WSH AL 25 P 36 100 15 81 4 8 .960 2.67 .952 3.01
1904 WSH AL 25 OF 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 1.85 0-0-2
1905 WSH AL 26 P 34 90 21 64 5 1 .944 2.50 .943 2.61
1906 CLE AL 27 P 17 36 2 31 3 0 .917 1.94 .950 2.52
6 Seasons P 153 377 61 295 21 14 .944 2.33 .943 2.69
2 Seasons OF 3 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.33 .950 1.90 1-0-2
6 Seasons TOT 156 381 65 295 21 14 .945 2.31 .888 2.67 1-0-2

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--.068--8th
Career--.190--154th

Losses s c a p y
1902 AL--16--8th
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--4th
1903 AL--7--5th
1904 AL--19--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1902 AL--13--3rd
1903 AL--9--10th
1905 AL--15--3rd
Career--60--239th

Games Finished s c a p y
1903 AL--7--2nd
1905 AL--10--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 19, 1901: Jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Washington Senators.

December 5, 1905: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Kitson.

December 24, 1905: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cleveland Naps for Red Donahue.

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