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Larry Twitchell
Lawrence Grant Twitchell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 30, 1886
Final Game July 7, 1894
Born February 18, 1864 in Cleveland, OH
Died August 23, 1930 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1886 22 DTN NL   4   16    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .063  .063  .063  -62    1                    
 1887 23 DTN NL  65  264   44   88  14  6   0   51  12      8  19  .333  .358  .432  114  114               2    
 1888 24 DTN NL 131  524   71  128  19  4   5   67  14     28  45  .244  .286  .324   94  170               3    
 1889 25 CLV NL 134  549   73  151  16 11   4   95  17     29  37  .275  .315  .366   87  201               3    
 1890 26 TOT PL 100  405   57   90   9  4   4   53   8     40  29  .222  .295  .294   63  119               2    
         CLE PL  56  233   33   52   6  3   2   36   4     17  17  .223  .279  .300   60   70               1    
         BUF PL  44  172   24   38   3  1   2   17   4     23  12  .221  .316  .285   66   49               1    
 1891 27 COL AA  57  224   32   62   9  4   2   35  10     20  28  .277  .341  .379  111   85               2    
 1892 28 WHS NL  51  192   20   42   9  5   0   20   8     11  31  .219  .275  .318   81   61               4    
 1893 29 LOU NL  45  187   37   58  11  3   2   31   7     17  20  .310  .377  .433  122   81               3    
 1894 30 LOU NL  52  210   28   56  16  3   2   32   8     15  20  .267  .316  .400   77   84               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      639 2571  362  676 103 40  19  384  84  0 168 231  .263  .313  .356   90  916   0   0   0  19   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        652   92  171  26 10   5   97  21  0  43  59  .263  .313  .356   90  232   0   0   0   5   0
 Career High    134  549   73  151  19 11   5   95  17  0  40  45  .333  .377  .433  122  201   0   0   0   4   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1886 22 DTN NL   16   15    0   0.0    82| .063  .261| .063  .311| .063  .358| .126  .668| -62  .000  -3.1  -0.4     
 1887 23 DTN NL  274  176   40   6.0   100| .333  .279| .358  .338| .432  .397| .790  .735| 114  .631   4.6   0.5     
 1888 24 DTN NL  555  396   48   3.2    72| .244  .246| .286  .293| .324  .337| .610  .630|  94  .491  -3.4  -0.4     
 1889 25 CLV NL  581  398   63   4.2    99| .275  .277| .315  .349| .366  .379| .681  .728|  87  .485 -12.8  -1.3     
 1890 26 TOT PL  447  315   34   2.8    98| .222  .271| .295  .348| .294  .377| .589  .725|  63  .274 -21.0  -2.0     
         CLE PL  251  181   19   2.8    98| .223  .271| .279  .348| .300  .377| .579  .725|  60  .263 -13.6  -1.3     
         BUF PL  196  134   15   2.9    98| .221  .271| .316  .348| .285  .377| .601  .725|  66  .287  -7.4  -0.7     
 1891 27 COL AA  246  162   29   4.7    87| .277  .255| .341  .338| .379  .345| .720  .682| 111  .567   2.6   0.3     
 1892 28 WHS NL  207  150   16   2.8    79| .219  .248| .275  .321| .318  .332| .593  .653|  81  .382  -5.0  -0.5     
 1893 29 LOU NL  207  129   30   6.2    99| .310  .276| .377  .353| .433  .375| .810  .728| 122  .602   6.1   0.6     
 1894 30 LOU NL  225  154   27   4.6   120| .267  .306| .316  .376| .400  .431| .716  .808|  77  .378  -8.0  -0.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2758 1895  287   4.0    93| .263  .268| .313  .336| .356  .369| .669  .705|  90  .466 -40.0  -3.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1886 22 DTN NL   0   2   4   4   2   0   0  0   25.0   35   22   18   1   12    6   0   2   113       0  6.48  3.29   51 1.880
 1887 23 DTN NL  11   1  15  12  11   0   3  1  112.3  120   74   54   3   36   24  10   6   494       0  4.33  4.05   94 1.389
 1888 24 DTN NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  1    4.0    6    3    3   1    0    3   0   0    16       0  6.75  2.75   41 1.500
 1889 25 CLV NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    0   0   0     0       0  0.00  4.22  inf 1.000
 1890 26 BUF PL   5   7  13  12  12   0   1  0  104.3  112   77   53   3   72   29  12   9   508       0  4.57  4.10   90 1.764
 1891 27 COL AA   1   1   6   1   1   0   5  0   31.0   29   22   14   1   13    8   0   0     0       0  4.06  3.46   85 1.355
 1894 30 LOU NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    5    2    2   1    1    0   0   0     0       0  6.00  5.10   85 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .607  17  11  42  29  26   0  11  2  280.7  307  200  144  10  135   70  22  17  1131       0  4.62  3.93   85 1.575
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  10  40  27  24   0  10  1  268.7  294  191  137   9  129   67  21  16  1083   0   0  4.62  3.93   85 1.575
 Career High     11   7  15  12  12   0   5  1  112.3  120   77   54   3   72   29  12   9   508   0   0  4.33  4.10   94 1.389

* 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  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1886 22 DTN NL   P    4      1    8    0    1 1.000  .918  2.25  2.08  3.24  2.27    4   25.0
                 OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.70                            1    1    0
 1887 23 DTN NL  OF   53     84    4   13    1  .871  .883  1.66  1.92                           44    9    0
                  P   15      5   12    0    1 1.000  .904  1.13  1.86  1.36  2.02   12  112.3
 1888 24 DTN NL  OF  131    195   13   27    4  .885  .906  1.59  1.90                          131    0    0
                  P    2      0    2    1    0  .667  .909  1.00  2.25  4.50  2.25    0    4.0
 1889 25 CLV NL  OF  134    220   10   21    0  .916  .910  1.72  1.97                          134    0    0
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1890 26 TOT PL  OF   88    103   11   19    2  .857  .904  1.30  2.06                            5    0   84
         CLE PL  OF   56     61    8   15    1  .821  .904  1.23  2.06                            1    0   56
         BUF PL  OF   32     42    3    4    1  .918  .904  1.41  2.06                            4    0   28
                  P   13      7   34    3    0  .932  .911  3.15  2.42  3.54  2.80   12  104.3
                 1B    3     15    2    0    0 1.000  .971  5.67 10.27                        
 1891 27 COL AA  OF   56     67    4    9    0  .888  .907  1.27  1.83                           56    0    0
                  P    6      3    6    0    0 1.000  .909  1.50  2.13  2.61  2.58    1   31.0
 1892 28 WHS NL  OF   48     73    5    9    1  .897  .912  1.62  1.86                           46    0    2
                 SS    3      7    6    3    0  .813  .897  4.33  5.33                        
                 3B    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  3.50                        
 1893 29 LOU NL  OF   45     91    6   14    0  .874  .915  2.16  2.14                           43    0    2
 1894 30 LOU NL  OF   51    103   15   12    4  .908  .915  2.31  2.24                           51    0    0
                  P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  1.70  6.00  2.10    0    3.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1890 26 BUF PL  1B    3     15    2    0    0 1.000  .971  5.67 10.27                        

 1892 28 WHS NL  3B    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  3.50                        

 1886 22 DTN NL  OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.70                            1    1    0
 1887 23 DTN NL  OF   53     84    4   13    1  .871  .883  1.66  1.92                           44    9    0
 1888 24 DTN NL  OF  131    195   13   27    4  .885  .906  1.59  1.90                          131    0    0
 1889 25 CLV NL  OF  134    220   10   21    0  .916  .910  1.72  1.97                          134    0    0
 1890 26 TOT PL  OF   88    103   11   19    2  .857  .904  1.30  2.06                            5    0   84
         CLE PL  OF   56     61    8   15    1  .821  .904  1.23  2.06                            1    0   56
         BUF PL  OF   32     42    3    4    1  .918  .904  1.41  2.06                            4    0   28
 1891 27 COL AA  OF   56     67    4    9    0  .888  .907  1.27  1.83                           56    0    0
 1892 28 WHS NL  OF   48     73    5    9    1  .897  .912  1.62  1.86                           46    0    2
 1893 29 LOU NL  OF   45     91    6   14    0  .874  .915  2.16  2.14                           43    0    2
 1894 30 LOU NL  OF   51    103   15   12    4  .908  .915  2.31  2.24                           51    0    0

 1886 22 DTN NL   P    4      1    8    0    1 1.000  .918  2.25  2.08  3.24  2.27    4   25.0
 1887 23 DTN NL   P   15      5   12    0    1 1.000  .904  1.13  1.86  1.36  2.02   12  112.3
 1888 24 DTN NL   P    2      0    2    1    0  .667  .909  1.00  2.25  4.50  2.25    0    4.0
 1889 25 CLV NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1890 26 BUF PL   P   13      7   34    3    0  .932  .911  3.15  2.42  3.54  2.80   12  104.3
 1891 27 COL AA   P    6      3    6    0    0 1.000  .909  1.50  2.13  2.61  2.58    1   31.0
 1894 30 LOU NL   P    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  1.70  6.00  2.10    0    3.0

 1892 28 WHS NL  SS    3      7    6    3    0  .813  .897  4.33  5.33                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  608    937   68  124   12  .890  .907  1.65  1.98                          511   10   88
                  P*  42     16   64    4    2  .952  .910  1.90  2.11               29  280.7
                 1B    3     15    2    0    0 1.000  .971  5.67 10.27                        
                 SS    3      7    6    3    0  .813  .897  4.33  5.33                        
                 3B    1      0    0    1    0  .000        0.00  3.50                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       657    975  140  132   14  .894  .908  1.70  2.04
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1887   WS    DTN STL     W   6  20   5   5  1  0  1   3   0   1  .250  .250  .450   1                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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.

Games
1889 NL-134-7

At Bats
1888 NL-524-8
1889 NL-549-6

Triples
1889 NL-11-8

RBI
1888 NL-67-10
1889 NL-95-8

Outs
1888 NL-396-7
1889 NL-398-7

Won-Loss %
1887 NL-.917-1

Saves
1887 NL-1-1
1888 NL-1-2

Hit Batsmen
1890 PL-12-9

Games Finished
1887 NL-3-5
1888 NL-1-10
1891 AA-5-6

      

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (366) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1263) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 9 (1497) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2483) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1587) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

December, 1888: Purchased by the Cleveland Spiders from the Detroit Wolverines. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 15, 1890: Purchased by the Buffalo Bisons from the Cleveland Infants. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 20, 1891: Signed as a Free Agent with the Columbus Solons.

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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