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Ossee Schreckengost
Ossee Freeman Schreckengost
Also Played Under Name Of Ossee Schreck, born Schrecongost

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 8, 1897
Final Game October 2, 1908
Born April 11, 1875 in New Bethlehem, PA
Died July 9, 1914 in Philadelphia, PA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1897 22 LOU NL   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1898 23 CLV NL  10   35    5   11   2  3   0   10   1      0      .314  .314  .543  148   19   0           0    
 1899 24 TOT NL 115  427   57  124  20  5   2   47  18  0  21      .290  .328  .375   95  160   2   0   0   3    
         STL NL   6    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1      .000  .111  .000  -69    0   0   0   0   0    
         CLV NL  43  150   15   47   8  3   0   10   4      6      .313  .348  .407  117   61   1           2    
         STL NL  66  269   42   77  12  2   2   37  14     14      .286  .324  .368   88   99   1           1    
 1901 26 BOS AL  86  280   37   85  13  5   0   38   6     19      .304  .356  .386  107  108   4           4    
 1902 27 TOT AL  97  358   50  117  17  2   2   52   5      9      .327  .345  .402  104  144   8           1    
         CLE AL  18   74    5   25   0  0   0    9   2      0      .338  .338  .338   90   25   0           0    
         PHA AL  79  284   45   92  17  2   2   43   3      9      .324  .347  .419  108  119   8           1    
 1903 28 PHA AL  92  306   26   78  13  4   3   30   0     11      .255  .285  .353   87  108   2           2    
 1904 29 PHA AL  95  311   23   58   9  1   1   21   3      5      .186  .199  .232   33   72  10           0    
 1905 30 PHA AL 123  420   30  114  19  6   0   45   9      3      .271  .278  .345   96  145   5           1    
 1906 31 PHA AL  98  338   29   96  20  1   1   41   5     10      .284  .305  .358  104  121   3           0    
 1907 32 PHA AL 101  356   30   97  16  3   0   38   4     17      .272  .306  .334  102  119   3           0    
 1908 33 TOT AL  77  223   17   49   7  1   0   16   1      7      .220  .247  .260   60   58   8           1    
         PHA AL  71  207   16   46   7  1   0   16   1      6      .222  .248  .266   62   55   6           1    
         CHW AL   6   16    1    3   0  0   0    0   0      1      .188  .235  .188   39    3   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     895 3057  304  829 136 31   9  338  52  0 102   0  .271  .297  .345   90 1054  45   0   0  12   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        553   55  150  25  6   2   61   9  0  18   0  .271  .297  .345   90  191   8   0   0   2   0
 Career High    123  427   57  124  20  6   3   52  18  0  21   0  .327  .356  .402  107  160  10   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1897 22 LOU NL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .295| .000  .358| .000  .392| .000  .750|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
 1898 23 CLV NL   35   24    6   6.5    88| .314  .273| .314  .337| .543  .350| .857  .687| 148  .714   1.5   0.2     
 1899 24 TOT NL  453  305   53   4.5    97| .290  .287| .328  .349| .375  .373| .703  .722|  95  .519  -3.9  -0.4 100%
         STL NL    9    8    0   0.0   101| .000  .292| .111  .355| .000  .381| .111  .736| -69  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         CLV NL  159  104   21   5.2    90| .313  .276| .348  .337| .407  .359| .755  .696| 117  .587   3.2   0.3     
         STL NL  285  193   32   4.3   101| .286  .292| .324  .355| .368  .381| .692  .736|  88  .498  -5.2  -0.5     
 1901 26 BOS AL  307  199   38   5.0    95| .304  .282| .356  .338| .386  .378| .742  .716| 107  .566   3.2   0.3     
 1902 27 TOT AL  376  249   49   5.2    99| .327  .287| .345  .344| .402  .387| .747  .731| 104  .590   1.2   0.1     
         CLE AL   74   49    8   4.3    94| .338  .279| .338  .336| .338  .376| .676  .712|  90  .506  -1.2  -0.1     
         PHA AL  302  200   41   5.4   101| .324  .289| .347  .346| .419  .389| .766  .736| 108  .609   2.4   0.2     
 1903 28 PHA AL  321  230   30   3.5    86| .255  .269| .285  .319| .353  .363| .638  .682|  87  .483  -5.7  -0.6     
 1904 29 PHA AL  326  263   14   1.4    77| .186  .257| .199  .309| .232  .337| .431  .647|  33  .185 -24.6  -3.0     
 1905 30 PHA AL  429  311   40   3.4    74| .271  .250| .278  .310| .345  .326| .623  .636|  96  .543  -4.5  -0.5     
 1906 31 PHA AL  351  245   37   4.0    77| .284  .259| .305  .315| .358  .332| .663  .647| 104  .599   1.0   0.1     
 1907 32 PHA AL  376  262   36   3.7    73| .272  .256| .306  .312| .334  .320| .640  .633| 102  .574   0.2   0.0     
 1908 33 TOT AL  239  182   14   2.1    73| .220  .253| .247  .311| .260  .321| .507  .632|  60  .345 -10.3  -1.3     
         PHA AL  220  167   13   2.1    74| .222  .253| .248  .311| .266  .322| .514  .634|  62  .349  -9.2  -1.2     
         CHW AL   19   15    1   1.8    67| .188  .244| .235  .300| .188  .310| .423  .610|  39  .287  -1.1  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3216 2273  317   3.7    84| .271  .267| .297  .324| .345  .349| .642  .674|  90  .513 -42.7  -5.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1897 22 LOU NL C 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 4.50 1 1898 23 CLV NL C 9 33 10 7 1 .860 .953 4.78 4.60 2 1899 24 TOT NL C 64 179 100 22 11 .927 .952 4.36 4.38 10 TOT NL 1B 43 455 9 17 30 .965 .977 10.79 10.21 TOT NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.10 0 0 2 STL NL 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 9.00 10.20 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 1 CLV NL C 39 104 60 16 6 .911 .952 4.21 4.38 5 1B 1 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 14.00 10.20 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.10 0 0 1 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.50 STL NL 1B 41 432 9 17 30 .963 .977 10.76 10.21 C 25 75 40 6 5 .950 .952 4.60 4.38 5 2B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 3.00 5.50 1901 26 BOS AL C 72 273 102 30 8 .926 .950 5.21 4.79 14 1B 4 28 0 0 1 1.000 .976 7.00 10.53 1902 27 TOT AL 1B 24 252 9 7 8 .974 .980 10.88 10.73 CLE AL 1B 17 184 8 5 6 .975 .980 11.29 10.73 PHA AL C 71 367 108 20 3 .960 .957 6.69 4.70 6 1B 7 68 1 2 2 .972 .980 9.86 10.73 OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.00 0 1 0 1903 28 PHA AL C 77 514 106 16 4 .975 .971 8.05 5.75 11 1B 10 83 4 2 4 .978 .981 8.70 10.59 1904 29 PHA AL C 84 589 76 14 5 .979 .969 7.92 5.90 8 1B 9 77 1 0 0 1.000 .982 8.67 10.78 1905 30 PHA AL C 114 790 115 15 11 .984 .971 7.94 5.96 9 1B 2 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 10.65 1906 31 PHA AL C 89 532 110 19 7 .971 .961 7.21 5.46 8 1B 4 36 2 0 1 1.000 .982 9.50 10.68 1907 32 PHA AL C 99 640 145 12 4 .985 .968 7.93 5.46 9 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 10.95 1908 33 TOT AL C 71 402 96 11 4 .978 .969 7.01 5.55 6 PHA AL C 65 352 91 10 3 .978 .969 6.82 5.55 6 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 11.00 CHW AL C 6 50 5 1 1 .982 .968 9.17 5.55 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1899 24 TOT NL 1B 43 455 9 17 30 .965 .977 10.79 10.21 STL NL 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 9.00 10.20 CLV NL 1B 1 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 14.00 10.20 STL NL 1B 41 432 9 17 30 .963 .977 10.76 10.21 1901 26 BOS AL 1B 4 28 0 0 1 1.000 .976 7.00 10.53 1902 27 TOT AL 1B 24 252 9 7 8 .974 .980 10.88 10.73 CLE AL 1B 17 184 8 5 6 .975 .980 11.29 10.73 PHA AL 1B 7 68 1 2 2 .972 .980 9.86 10.73 1903 28 PHA AL 1B 10 83 4 2 4 .978 .981 8.70 10.59 1904 29 PHA AL 1B 9 77 1 0 0 1.000 .982 8.67 10.78 1905 30 PHA AL 1B 2 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 10.65 1906 31 PHA AL 1B 4 36 2 0 1 1.000 .982 9.50 10.68 1907 32 PHA AL 1B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 10.95 1908 33 PHA AL 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 11.00 1899 24 STL NL 2B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 3.00 5.50 1897 22 LOU NL C 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 4.50 1 1898 23 CLV NL C 9 33 10 7 1 .860 .953 4.78 4.60 2 1899 24 TOT NL C 64 179 100 22 11 .927 .952 4.36 4.38 10 CLV NL C 39 104 60 16 6 .911 .952 4.21 4.38 5 STL NL C 25 75 40 6 5 .950 .952 4.60 4.38 5 1901 26 BOS AL C 72 273 102 30 8 .926 .950 5.21 4.79 14 1902 27 PHA AL C 71 367 108 20 3 .960 .957 6.69 4.70 6 1903 28 PHA AL C 77 514 106 16 4 .975 .971 8.05 5.75 11 1904 29 PHA AL C 84 589 76 14 5 .979 .969 7.92 5.90 8 1905 30 PHA AL C 114 790 115 15 11 .984 .971 7.94 5.96 9 1906 31 PHA AL C 89 532 110 19 7 .971 .961 7.21 5.46 8 1907 32 PHA AL C 99 640 145 12 4 .985 .968 7.93 5.46 9 1908 33 TOT AL C 71 402 96 11 4 .978 .969 7.01 5.55 6 PHA AL C 65 352 91 10 3 .978 .969 6.82 5.55 6 CHW AL C 6 50 5 1 1 .982 .968 9.17 5.55 0 1899 24 TOT NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.10 0 0 2 STL NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0 0 1 CLV NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.10 0 0 1 1902 27 PHA AL OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.00 0 1 0 1899 24 CLV NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.50
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 751 4321 969 166 58 .970 .965 7.04 5.38 84 1B 99 946 25 26 45 .974 .979 9.81 10.49 OF 3 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 0.33 2.07 0 1 2 2B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .938 3.00 5.50 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.50 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 855 5270 995 194 103 .970 .967 7.33 5.96
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1905   WS    PHA NYG     L   3   9   2   2  1  0  0   0   0   0  .222  .222  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1902 AL-.327-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1790) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3868) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (1453) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

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

June 5, 1899: Assigned to the Cleveland Spiders by the St. Louis Perfectos.

November 16, 1901: Traded by the Boston Americans to the Cleveland Blues for Candy LaChance.

May 18, 1902: Released by the Cleveland Bronchos. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 22, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

September 23, 1908: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Philadelphia Athletics for $2,400.


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