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Harry Wolverton
Harry Sterling Wolverton (Fighting Harry)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: December 6, 1873 in Mount Vernon, OH
School: Kenyon College (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1898
Final Game: September 25, 1912
Died: February 4, 1937 in Oakland, 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
1898 24 CHC NL 13 54 49 4 16 1 0 0 2 1 1 .327 .353 .347 .700 100 17 1 3 5
1899 25 CHC NL 99 442 389 50 111 14 11 1 49 14 30 .285 .350 .386 .736 104 150 9 14 5/6
1900 26 TOT NL 104 427 394 44 110 10 8 3 58 5 22 .279 .322 .368 .690 91 145 3 8 *5
1900 26 CHC NL 3 13 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 .308 .182 .490 39 2 0 0 /5
1900 26 PHI NL 101 414 383 42 108 10 8 3 58 4 20 .282 .323 .373 .696 92 143 3 8 *5
1901 27 PHI NL 93 413 379 42 117 15 4 0 43 13 22 .309 .356 .369 .726 109 140 6 6 5
1902 28 TOT MLB 93 418 385 47 102 11 5 1 39 11 22 .265 .311 .327 .639 82 126 4 7 *5
1902 28 WSH AL 59 266 249 35 62 8 3 1 23 8 13 .249 .292 .317 .609 68 79 2 2 5
1902 28 PHI NL 34 152 136 12 40 3 2 0 16 3 9 .294 .347 .346 .693 110 47 2 5 5
1903 29 PHI NL 123 543 494 72 152 13 12 0 53 10 18 .308 .342 .383 .725 114 189 8 23 *5
1904 30 PHI NL 102 440 398 43 106 15 5 0 49 18 26 .266 .321 .329 .650 101 131 6 10 5
1905 31 BSN NL 122 505 463 38 104 15 7 2 55 10 23 .225 .276 .300 .576 73 139 10 9 *5
1912 38 NYY AL 34 54 50 6 15 1 1 0 4 1 2 .300 .340 .360 .700 95 18 1 1 /5
9 Seasons 783 3296 3001 346 833 95 53 7 352 83 166 .278 .326 .352 .677 96 1055 48 81
162 Game Avg. 162 682 621 72 172 20 11 1 73 17 34 .278 .326 .352 .677 96 218 10 17
PHI (5 yrs) 453 1962 1790 211 523 56 31 3 219 48 95 .292 .337 .363 .700 105 650 25 52
CHC (3 yrs) 115 509 449 56 129 15 11 1 51 16 33 .287 .350 .376 .726 102 169 10 17
WSH (1 yr) 59 266 249 35 62 8 3 1 23 8 13 .249 .292 .317 .609 68 79 2 2
BSN (1 yr) 122 505 463 38 104 15 7 2 55 10 23 .225 .276 .300 .576 73 139 10 9
NYY (1 yr) 34 54 50 6 15 1 1 0 4 1 2 .300 .340 .360 .700 95 18 1 1
NL (8 yrs) 690 2976 2702 305 756 86 49 6 325 74 151 .280 .329 .355 .683 99 958 45 78
AL (2 yrs) 93 320 299 41 77 9 4 1 27 9 15 .258 .300 .324 .624 72 97 3 3

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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 Awards
1898 CHC NL 24 3B 13 66 21 35 10 1 .848 4.31 .908 3.42
1899 CHC NL 25 3B 98 407 123 227 57 12 .860 3.57 .908 3.52
1899 CHC NL 25 SS 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .933 5.50
1900 TOT NL 26 3B 104 412 124 239 49 16 .881 3.49 .897 3.74
1900 CHC NL 26 3B 3 8 2 5 1 0 .875 2.33 .900 3.73
1900 PHI NL 26 3B 101 404 122 234 48 16 .881 3.52 .897 3.74
1901 PHI NL 27 3B 93 330 114 190 26 9 .921 3.27 .884 3.16
1902 TOT MLB 28 3B 93 394 130 230 34 19 .914 3.87 .912 3.50
1902 WSH AL 28 3B 59 249 86 139 24 8 .904 3.81 .913 3.52
1902 PHI NL 28 3B 34 145 44 91 10 11 .931 3.97 .911 3.46
1903 PHI NL 29 3B 123 456 182 247 27 8 .941 3.49 .910 3.39
1904 PHI NL 30 3B 102 361 143 191 27 15 .925 3.27 .896 3.20
1905 BSN NL 31 3B 122 423 139 256 28 12 .934 3.24 .920 3.16
1912 NYY AL 38 3B 8 28 13 10 5 1 .821 2.88 .929 3.28
9 Seasons 3B 756 2877 989 1625 263 93 .909 3.46 .905 3.38
1 Season SS 1 3 1 1 1 0 .667 2.00 .933 5.50
9 Seasons TOT 757 2880 990 1626 264 93 .908 3.46 .813 3.38

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1903 NL--12--10th

Singles s c a p y
1903 NL--127--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1903 NL--8--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1903 NL--23--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1912 AL--born 1873-12-06--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1849), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Nixey Callahan (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August 10, 1898: Purchased by the Chicago Orphans from Columbus (Western).

April 28, 1900: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Orphans.

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

July 19, 1902: Returned to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Washington Senators after jumping teams.

December 20, 1904: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Chick Fraser to the Boston Beaneaters for Togie Pittinger.

February 20, 1906: Jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to Williamsport (Tri-State).

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