Al Orth

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: September 5, 1872 in Sedalia, MO us

Died: October 8, 1948 in Lynchburg, VA

Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA

School: DePauw University (Greencastle, IN)

Last Game: September 20, 1909 (Age 37-015d)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1895 season

Full Name: Albert Lewis Orth

Nicknames: Smiling Al or The Curveless Wonder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.3

204

189

ERA

3.37

440

394

3354.2

948

WHIP

1.259

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1895	22	0.0	Lynchburg	VIRL	B		24	7	.774	2.51	4.58	34	31		28	3		269.0	260	137	75		60		130	7		1		1.190	8.7		2.0	4.3	2.17
1895	22	-3.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	8	1	.889	3.89	5.11	11	10	1	9	0	1	88.0	103	50	38	0	22		25	2	0	1	382	1.420	10.5	0.0	2.3	2.6	1.14
1896	23	-2.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	15	10	.600	4.41	5.88	25	23	2	19	0	0	196.0	244	128	96	10	46		23	3	0	4	856	1.480	11.2	0.5	2.1	1.1	0.50
1897	24	-1.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	19	.424	4.62	6.18	36	34	2	29	2	0	282.1	349	194	145	12	82		64	6	0	3	1248	1.527	11.1	0.4	2.6	2.0	0.78
1898	25	-0.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	15	13	.536	3.02	4.72	32	28	4	25	1	0	250.0	290	131	84	2	53		52	8	0	0	1068	1.372	10.4	0.1	1.9	1.9	0.98
1899	26	-0.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	3	.824	2.49	4.17	21	15	6	13	3	1	144.2	149	67	40	0	19		35	3	0	1	582	1.161	9.3	0.0	1.2	2.2	1.84
1900	27	-0.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	14	14	.500	3.78	4.98	33	30	3	24	2	1	262.0	302	145	110	4	60		68	13	0	0	1121	1.382	10.4	0.1	2.1	2.3	1.13
1901	28	1.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	20	12	.625	2.27	3.23	35	33	2	30	6	1	281.2	250	101	71	3	32		92	8	0	5	1097	1.001	8.0	0.1	1.0	2.9	2.88
1902	29	2.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	19	18	.514	3.97	5.03	38	37	1	36	1	0	324.0	367	181	143	18	40		76	9	0	2	1334	1.256	10.2	0.5	1.1	2.1	1.90
1903	30	3.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	10	22	.313	4.34	5.60	36	32	4	30	2	2	279.2	326	174	135	8	62		88	7	0	7	1193	1.387	10.5	0.3	2.0	2.8	1.42
1904	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	14	10	.583	3.41	4.09	30	25	5	18	2	0	211.1	210	96	80	2	34		70	6	0	5	848	1.155	8.9	0.1	1.4	3.0	2.06
1904	31	3.7	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	4	.429	4.76	5.99	10	7	3	7	0	0	73.2	88	49	39	2	15		23	3	0	1	314	1.398	10.8	0.2	1.8	2.8	1.53
1904	31	3.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	6	.647	2.68	3.07	20	18	2	11	2	0	137.2	122	47	41	0	19		47	3	0	4	534	1.024	8.0	0.0	1.2	3.1	2.47
1905	32	4.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	16	.529	2.86	3.60	40	37	3	26	6	0	305.1	273	122	97	8	61		121	7	0	5	1201	1.094	8.0	0.2	1.8	3.6	1.98
1906	33	4.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	27	17	.614	2.34	3.06	45	39	5	36	3	0	338.2	317	115	88	2	66		133	1	1	7	1331	1.131	8.4	0.1	1.8	3.5	2.02
1907	34	5.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	21	.400	2.61	4.85	36	33	3	21	2	0	248.2	244	134	72	2	53		78	6	0	2	1001	1.194	8.8	0.1	1.9	2.8	1.47
1908	35	9.0	Lynchburg	VIRL	C		3	3	.500			6											5		36										7.20
1908	35	7.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	13	.133	3.42	4.00	21	17	3	8	1	0	139.1	134	62	53	4	30		22	4	0	1	560	1.177	8.7	0.3	1.9	1.4	0.73
1909	36	9.7	Lynchburg	VIRL	C		1	2	.333	1.50	2.00	3						18.0	6	4	3		1							0.389	3.0		0.5
1909	36	8.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		12.00	12.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	4	4	0	1		1	0	0	0	15	2.333	18.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.00
1910	37	9.5	Indianapolis	AA	A		4	7	.364		4.50	17	10					98.0	97	49			30							1.296	8.9		2.8
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		204	189	.519	3.37	4.57	440	394	44	324	31	6	3354.2	3564	1704	1256	75	661		948	83	1	43	13837	1.259	9.6	0.2	1.8	2.5	1.43
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		32	19	.627			60	41		28	3		385.0	363	190	78		96		166	7		1		1.179
All Levels (16 Seasons)							236	208	.532			500	435	44	352	34	6	3739.2	3927	1894	1334	75	757		1114	90	1	44	13837	1.251

A (1 season)					Minors		4	7	.364		4.50	17	10					98.0	97	49			30							1.296	8.9		2.8
B (1 season)					Minors		24	7	.774	2.51	4.58	34	31		28	3		269.0	260	137	75		60		130	7		1		1.190	8.7		2.0	4.3	2.17
C (2 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444			9						18.0	6	4	3		6		36					0.389