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Bobby Wallace

Rhoderick John Wallace

Hall of Famer

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 4, 1873 in Pittsburgh, PA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Spiders in 1894. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1894
Final Game: September 2, 1918
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1953.
Died: November 3, 1960 in Torrance, CA
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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
1894 20 CLV NL 4 13 13 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .154 .154 .231 .385 -10 3 0 /1
1895 21 CLV NL 30 112 98 16 21 2 3 0 10 0 6 17 .214 .274 .296 .570 43 29 2 6 1
1896 22 CLV NL 45 164 149 19 35 6 3 1 17 2 11 21 .235 .288 .336 .623 60 50 0 4 O1/3
1897 23 CLV NL 130 580 516 99 173 33 21 4 112 14 48 .335 .394 .504 .898 127 260 2 14 *5/O
1898 24 CLV NL 154 671 593 81 160 25 13 3 99 7 63 .270 .344 .371 .715 108 220 4 11 *54
1899 25 STL NL 151 638 577 91 170 28 14 12 108 17 54 .295 .357 .454 .811 120 262 2 5 65
1900 26 STL NL 126 532 485 70 130 25 9 4 70 7 40 .268 .328 .381 .709 96 185 3 4 *6/5
1901 27 STL NL 134 583 550 69 178 34 15 2 91 15 20 .324 .351 .451 .802 136 248 3 10 *6
1902 28 SLB AL 133 549 494 71 141 32 9 1 63 18 45 .285 .350 .393 .743 106 194 4 6 *6/O1
1903 29 SLB AL 135 552 511 63 136 21 7 1 54 10 28 .266 .309 .341 .650 97 174 4 9 *6
1904 30 SLB AL 139 593 541 57 149 29 4 2 69 20 42 .275 .330 .355 .685 122 192 2 8 *6
1905 31 SLB AL 156 641 587 67 159 25 9 1 59 13 45 .271 .324 .349 .673 118 205 1 8 *6
1906 32 SLB AL 139 551 476 64 123 21 7 2 67 24 58 .258 .344 .345 .688 119 164 4 13 *6
1907 33 SLB AL 147 604 538 56 138 20 7 0 70 16 54 .257 .328 .320 .647 107 172 3 9 *6
1908 34 SLB AL 137 560 487 59 123 24 4 1 60 5 52 .253 .327 .324 .652 111 158 2 19 *6
1909 35 SLB AL 116 451 403 36 96 12 2 0 35 7 38 .238 .310 .278 .588 92 112 4 6 65
1910 36 SLB AL 138 568 508 47 131 19 7 0 37 12 49 .258 .324 .323 .647 108 164 1 10 65
1911 37 SLB AL 125 464 410 35 95 12 2 0 31 8 46 .232 .312 .271 .583 66 111 2 6 *6/4
1912 38 SLB AL 100 372 323 39 78 14 5 0 31 3 43 .241 .332 .316 .648 89 102 1 5 65/4
1913 39 SLB AL 55 172 147 11 31 5 0 0 21 1 14 16 .211 .293 .245 .538 60 36 3 8 6/5
1914 40 SLB AL 26 82 73 3 16 2 1 0 5 1 1 5 13 .219 .269 .274 .543 66 20 0 4 6/5
1915 41 SLB AL 9 18 13 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 5 0 .231 .444 .385 .829 152 5 0 0 /6
1916 42 SLB AL 14 22 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .278 .350 .278 .628 93 5 0 2 /56
1917 43 STL NL 8 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -38 1 0 2 /56
1918 44 STL NL 32 108 98 3 15 1 0 0 4 1 6 9 .153 .202 .163 .365 13 16 0 4 46/5
25 Seasons 2383 9612 8618 1057 2309 391 143 34 1121 201 2 774 79 .268 .332 .358 .690 105 3088 47 173
162 Game Avg. 162 653 586 72 157 27 10 2 76 14 53 .268 .332 .358 .690 105 210 3
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
SLB (15 yrs) 1569 6199 5529 609 1424 236 65 8 607 138 2 526 30 .258 .326 .328 .654 103 1814 31 113
STL (5 yrs) 451 1873 1720 233 494 88 38 18 275 40 120 10 .287 .337 .414 .751 112 712 8 25
CLV (5 yrs) 363 1540 1369 215 391 67 40 8 239 23 128 39 .286 .350 .411 .761 104 562 8 35
AL (15 yrs) 1569 6199 5529 609 1424 236 65 8 607 138 2 526 30 .258 .326 .328 .654 103 1814 31 113
NL (10 yrs) 814 3413 3089 448 885 155 78 26 514 63 248 49 .287 .343 .412 .755 108 1274 16 60

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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
1894 20 CLV NL 2 1 .667 5.19 4 3 2 2 0 0 26.0 28 25 15 1 20 10 0 0 4 0 105 1.846 9.7 0.3 6.9 3.5 0.50
1895 21 CLV NL 12 14 .462 4.09 30 28 2 22 1 1 228.2 271 166 104 3 87 63 0 0 9 0 121 1.566 10.7 0.1 3.4 2.5 0.72
1896 22 CLV NL 10 7 .588 3.34 22 16 5 13 2 0 145.1 167 75 54 2 49 46 0 0 3 0 136 1.486 10.3 0.1 3.0 2.8 0.94
1902 28 SLB AL 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
4 Seasons 24 22 .522 3.87 57 48 9 37 3 1 402.0 469 268 173 6 156 120 0 0 16 0 125 1.555 10.5 0.1 3.5 2.7 0.77
162 Game Avg. 16 14 .522 3.87 37 31 6 24 2 1 260 304 174 112 4 101 78 0 0 10 0 125 1.555 10.5 0.1 3.5 2.7 0.77
CLV (3 yrs) 24 22 .522 3.89 56 47 9 37 3 1 400.0 466 266 173 6 156 119 0 0 16 0 124 1.555 10.5 0.1 3.5 2.7 0.76
SLB (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
NL (3 yrs) 24 22 .522 3.89 56 47 9 37 3 1 400.0 466 266 173 6 156 119 0 0 16 0 124 1.555 10.5 0.1 3.5 2.7 0.76
AL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5

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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
1894 CLV NL 20 P 4 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.75 .900 1.75
1895 CLV NL 21 P 30 89 15 66 8 2 .910 2.70 .918 2.01
1896 CLV NL 22 OF 23 40 35 3 2 0 .950 1.65 .932 2.12 3-6-15
1896 CLV NL 22 P 22 42 7 32 3 4 .929 1.77 .914 2.20
1896 CLV NL 22 1B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 10.20
1897 CLV NL 23 3B 130 473 190 249 34 10 .928 3.38 .888 3.29
1897 CLV NL 23 OF 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 2.10 1-0-0
1898 CLV NL 24 3B 141 566 201 329 36 19 .936 3.76 .898 3.42
1898 CLV NL 24 2B 13 86 47 36 3 4 .965 6.38 .942 5.53
1899 STL NL 25 SS 100 679 238 386 55 40 .919 6.24 .909 5.53
1899 STL NL 25 3B 52 252 84 150 18 13 .929 4.50 .900 3.52
1900 STL NL 26 SS 126 829 327 447 55 31 .934 6.14 .921 5.76
1900 STL NL 26 3B 1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 4.00 .875 3.70
1901 STL NL 27 SS 134 934 326 542 66 67 .929 6.48 .925 5.66
1902 SLB AL 28 SS 131 815 299 474 42 64 .948 5.90 .926 5.68
1902 SLB AL 28 OF 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.00 0-0-1
1902 SLB AL 28 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.60
1903 SLB AL 29 SS 135 812 282 468 62 53 .924 5.56 .912 5.21
1904 SLB AL 30 SS 139 829 303 482 44 37 .947 5.65 .933 5.23
1905 SLB AL 31 SS 156 953 385 506 62 40 .935 5.71 .931 5.20
1906 SLB AL 32 SS 138 811 309 461 41 47 .949 5.58 .933 5.41
1907 SLB AL 33 SS 147 909 338 517 54 52 .941 5.82 .935 5.44
1908 SLB AL 34 SS 137 837 286 510 41 45 .951 5.81 .925 5.42
1909 SLB AL 35 SS 87 499 193 279 27 34 .946 5.43 .923 5.15
1909 SLB AL 35 3B 29 111 49 57 5 5 .955 3.66 .929 3.33
1910 SLB AL 36 SS 99 635 258 344 33 37 .948 6.08 .926 5.20
1910 SLB AL 36 3B 39 168 58 100 10 6 .940 4.05 .930 3.38
1911 SLB AL 37 SS 124 739 280 417 42 47 .943 5.62 .925 5.42
1911 SLB AL 37 2B 1 2 2 0 0 2 1.000 2.00 .950 4.90
1912 SLB AL 38 SS 87 484 185 271 28 29 .942 5.24 .918 5.06
1912 SLB AL 38 3B 10 38 15 21 2 6 .947 3.60 .918 3.27
1912 SLB AL 38 2B 2 15 10 4 1 0 .933 7.00 .947 4.75
1913 SLB AL 39 SS 39 175 67 96 12 8 .931 4.18 .935 5.09
1913 SLB AL 39 3B 7 31 8 23 0 0 1.000 4.43 .929 3.09
1914 SLB AL 40 SS 19 81 26 46 9 2 .889 3.79 .941 5.17
1914 SLB AL 40 3B 2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.00 .925 3.15
1915 SLB AL 41 SS 9 33 11 17 5 4 .848 3.11 .942 5.00
1916 SLB AL 42 3B 9 24 3 20 1 1 .958 2.56 .938 3.23
1916 SLB AL 42 SS 5 13 5 7 1 0 .923 2.40 .938 4.92
1917 STL NL 43 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.20 .900 3.04
1917 STL NL 43 SS 2 11 4 6 1 0 .909 5.00 .936 5.15
1918 STL NL 44 2B 17 98 40 54 4 8 .959 5.53 .957 5.11
1918 STL NL 44 SS 12 52 20 27 5 5 .904 3.92 .937 5.63
1918 STL NL 44 3B 1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 3.00 .950 3.30
20 Seasons SS 1826 11130 4142 6303 685 642 .938 5.72 .925 5.38
12 Seasons 3B 426 1676 613 956 107 60 .936 3.68 .903 3.36
4 Seasons P 57 143 24 108 11 6 .923 2.32 .915 2.08
4 Seasons 2B 33 201 99 94 8 14 .960 5.85 .950 5.25
3 Seasons OF 25 45 38 4 3 0 .933 1.68 .936 2.12 4-6-16
1 Season 1B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 10.20
25 Seasons TOT 2368 13197 4918 7465 814 722 .938 5.23 .861 4.91 4-6-16
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)
1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 2.7%)
1939 BBWAA ( 1.8%)
1942 BBWAA ( 0.9%)
1945 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1953 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1953 by Veteran's Committee

Slugging % s c a p y
1897 NL  .504 (6th)
1901 NL  .451 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1897 NL  .898 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1898 NL  154 (2nd)
1899 NL  151 (6th)
1905 AL  156 (1st)
Career  2383 (81st)

At Bats s c a p y
1901 NL  550 (9th)
1905 AL  587 (4th)
Career  8618 (89th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1898 NL  671 (6th)
1905 AL  641 (9th)
Career  9612 (99th)

Hits s c a p y
1901 NL  178 (10th)
1905 AL  159 (6th)
Career  2309 (135th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1897 NL  260 (7th)
1899 NL  262 (8th)
1901 NL  248 (10th)
1905 AL  205 (8th)
Career  3088 (241st)

Doubles s c a p y
1897 NL  33 (4th)
1899 NL  28 (6th)
1901 NL  34 (5th)
1902 AL  32 (10th)
1904 AL  29 (9th)
1908 AL  24 (9th)
Career  391 (178th)

Triples s c a p y
1897 NL  21 (3rd)
1898 NL  13 (7th)
1899 NL  14 (9th)
1901 NL  15 (7th)
Career  143 (61st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL  12 (2nd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1897 NL  112 (7th)
1898 NL  99 (7th)
1899 NL  108 (5th)
1901 NL  91 (5th)
1904 AL  69 (10th)
1906 AL  67 (9th)
1907 AL  70 (5th)
1908 AL  60 (10th)
Career  1121 (179th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1906 AL  58 (4th)
1907 AL  54 (7th)
1908 AL  52 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1905 AL  124 (5th)
Career  1741 (97th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1897 NL  102 (9th)
1905 AL  66 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1897 NL  58 (3rd)
1899 NL  54 (5th)
1900 NL  38 (9th)
1901 NL  51 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
Career  3130 (158th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1897 NL  .689 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career  173 (115th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1899 NL  14.1 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL  48.1 (3rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1898 NL  444 (8th)
Career  6484 (88th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1896 NL  3.34 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL  2.849 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1896 NL  2 (8th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1896 NL  .939 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1895 NL  .118 (4th)
1896 NL  .124 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1895 NL  9 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1896 NL  136 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1909 AL  born 1873-11-04 (10th)
1910 AL  born 1873-11-04 (6th)
1911 AL  born 1873-11-04 (3rd)
1912 AL  born 1873-11-04 (9th)
1913 AL  born 1873-11-04 (4th)
1914 AL  born 1873-11-04 (3rd)
1915 AL  born 1873-11-04 (2nd)
1916 AL  born 1873-11-04 (2nd)
1917 NL  born 1873-11-04 (1st)
1918 NL  born 1873-11-04 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 75 (314), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 5 (1819), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 30 (589), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 30 (289), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September, 1894: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Spiders. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

March 29, 1899: Assigned to the St. Louis Perfectos by the Cleveland Spiders.

Before 1902 Season: Jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

July 11, 1917: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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