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Pete Sommers
Joseph Andrews Sommers

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 181 lb.

Debut April 27, 1887
Final Game October 4, 1890
Born October 26, 1866 in Cleveland, OH
Died July 22, 1908 in Cleveland, OH

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1887 20 NYP AA  33  116    9   21   3  0   1   12   6      7      .181  .234  .233   32   27               1    
 1888 21 BSN NL   4   13    1    3   1  0   0    0   0      0   3  .231  .231  .308   67    4               0    
 1889 22 TOT NL  35  129   17   31   7  2   2   22   2      3  24  .240  .269  .372   76   48               2    
         CHC NL  12   45    5   10   5  0   0    8   0      2   8  .222  .271  .333   65   15               1    
         IND NL  23   84   12   21   2  2   2   14   2      1  16  .250  .267  .393   82   33               1    
 1890 23 TOT NL  26   81    8   12   2  2   0    2   0      6  16  .148  .216  .222   31   18               1    
         NYG NL  17   47    4    5   1  1   0    1   0      4  13  .106  .192  .170    8    8               1    
         CLV NL   9   34    4    7   1  1   0    1   0      2   3  .206  .250  .294   62   10               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       98  339   35   67  13  4   3   36   8  0  16  43  .198  .242  .286   50   97   0   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        560   58  111  21  7   5   60  13  0  26  71  .198  .242  .286   50  160   0   0   0   7   0
 Career High     35  129   17   31   7  2   2   22   6  0   7  24                          48   0   0   0   2   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1887 20 NYP AA  124   95    6   1.6    94| .181  .275| .234  .338| .233  .371| .467  .709|  32  .141 -10.7  -1.1     
 1888 21 BSN NL   13   10    1   2.6    75| .231  .250| .231  .298| .308  .343| .539  .641|  67  .404  -0.5  -0.1     
 1889 22 TOT NL  134   98   13   3.5    98| .240  .276| .269  .348| .372  .377| .641  .725|  76  .406  -5.1  -0.5     
         CHC NL   48   35    4   3.0   100| .222  .278| .271  .351| .333  .380| .604  .731|  65  .341  -2.1  -0.2     
         IND NL   86   63    9   3.8    97| .250  .275| .267  .346| .393  .376| .660  .722|  82  .439  -3.0  -0.3     
 1890 23 TOT NL   88   69    4   1.5    84| .148  .253| .216  .329| .222  .342| .438  .671|  31  .150  -7.4  -0.8     
         NYG NL   52   42    1   0.6    84| .106  .253| .192  .329| .170  .343| .362  .672|   8  .034  -5.6  -0.6     
         CLV NL   36   27    3   2.9    83| .206  .252| .250  .328| .294  .341| .544  .669|  62  .367  -1.8  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       359  272   24   2.3    92| .198  .269| .242  .338| .286  .365| .528  .704|  50  .250 -23.6  -2.5     

* 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 ------+
1887 20 NYP AA C 31 112 44 32 3 .830 .893 5.03 6.09 17 1B 1 10 0 0 2 1.000 .971 10.00 9.60 OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 2.00 0 0 1 1888 21 BSN NL C 4 20 2 3 0 .880 .913 5.50 6.72 0 1889 22 TOT NL C 32 148 32 24 3 .882 .910 5.62 5.71 31 TOT NL OF 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .909 0.67 1.97 0 2 1 CHC NL C 11 45 11 11 1 .836 .911 5.09 5.71 10 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0 0 1 IND NL C 21 103 21 13 2 .905 .910 5.90 5.71 21 OF 2 2 0 1 0 .667 .909 1.00 1.95 0 2 0 1890 23 TOT NL C 19 86 29 18 1 .865 .926 6.05 6.04 15 TOT NL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 2 NYG NL C 11 51 16 13 1 .838 .925 6.09 6.04 12 1B 5 38 1 1 2 .975 .975 7.80 10.26 OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 0 2 CLV NL C 8 35 13 5 0 .906 .927 6.00 6.04 3 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1887 20 NYP AA 1B 1 10 0 0 2 1.000 .971 10.00 9.60 1890 23 NYG NL 1B 5 38 1 1 2 .975 .975 7.80 10.26 1887 20 NYP AA C 31 112 44 32 3 .830 .893 5.03 6.09 17 1888 21 BSN NL C 4 20 2 3 0 .880 .913 5.50 6.72 0 1889 22 TOT NL C 32 148 32 24 3 .882 .910 5.62 5.71 31 CHC NL C 11 45 11 11 1 .836 .911 5.09 5.71 10 IND NL C 21 103 21 13 2 .905 .910 5.90 5.71 21 1890 23 TOT NL C 19 86 29 18 1 .865 .926 6.05 6.04 15 NYG NL C 11 51 16 13 1 .838 .925 6.09 6.04 12 CLV NL C 8 35 13 5 0 .906 .927 6.00 6.04 3 1887 20 NYP AA OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 2.00 0 0 1 1889 22 TOT NL OF 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .909 0.67 1.97 0 2 1 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0 0 1 IND NL OF 2 2 0 1 0 .667 .909 1.00 1.95 0 2 0 1890 23 TOT NL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 2 NYG NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 0 2 CLV NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 86 366 107 77 7 .860 .908 5.50 5.97 63 OF 7 7 0 1 0 .875 .909 1.00 1.94 0 3 4 1B 6 48 1 1 4 .980 .974 8.17 10.15 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 99 421 108 79 11 .870 .914 5.34 5.94
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Transactions 

March 26, 1889: Purchased by the Chicago White Stockings from the Boston Beaneaters for $500.

March 22, 1890: Returned to league control by the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

March 22, 1890: Under league control and obtained by the New York Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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