Harry Bay

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 138lb (173cm, 62kg)

Born: January 17, 1878 in Pontiac, IL us

Died: March 20, 1952 in Peoria, IL

Buried: Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, IL

Debut: July 23, 1901 (Age 23-187d, 2,298th in MLB history)

Last Game: May 3, 1908 (Age 30-107d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Harry Elbert Bay

Nicknames: Deer Foot

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

AB

2640

R

413

H

722

BA

.273

HR

RBI

141

SB

169

OBP

.328

SLG

.336

OPS

.663

OPS+

103

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1897	19	PEO	B	20	73	72	15	12	2	0	1		13			.167	.167	.236	.403		17		1		PEO · WA
1899	21	AUB,RKI	C,B	105	487	430	91	143	13	2	5		56			.333	.333	.407	.740		175		57		AUB,RKI · NYSL,WA
1900	22	YNG,DTR,EIA	B,A,N/A	105	421	421	54	119	9	1	0		34			.283	.283	.309	.591		130				YNG,DTR,EIA · ISLG,AL,ATLL
1901	23	INA	A	61	247	247		75	10	2	3					.304	.304	.397	.700		98				INA · WA
1901	23	CIN	NL	41	175	157	25	33	1	2	1	3	4	13	24	.210	.275	.261	.536	60	41	1	4	O
1902	24	TOT	MLB	114	530	471	74	138	10	5	0	24	22	38	44	.293	.348	.335	.684	94	158	2	19	*O
1902	24	CIN	NL	6	20	16	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	.375	.474	.375	.849	154	6	1	1	/O
1902	24	CLE	AL	108	510	455	71	132	10	5	0	23	22	36	42	.290	.343	.334	.678	92	152	1	18	*O
1903	25	CLE	AL	140	636	579	94	169	15	12	1	35	45	29	44	.292	.329	.364	.693	110	211	3	25	*O
1904	26	CLE	AL	132	563	506	69	122	12	9	3	36	38	43	79	.241	.307	.318	.625	98	161	5	9	*O
1905	27	CLE	AL	144	623	552	90	166	18	10	0	22	36	36	49	.301	.349	.370	.719	127	204	5	30	*O
1906	28	CLE	AL	68	321	280	47	77	8	3	0	14	17	26	24	.275	.337	.325	.662	109	91	0	15	O
1907	29	CLE	AL	34	112	95	14	17	1	1	0	7	7	10	20	.179	.271	.211	.482	53	20	2	5	O
1908	30	NVL	A	103	415	415		112								.270	.270								NVL · SOUA
1908	30	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0
1909	31	NVL	A	123	484	484		137								.283	.283								NVL · SOUA
1910	32	NVL	A	140	527	527		128								.243	.243								NVL · SOUA
1911	33	NVL	A	123	477	477		123								.258	.258								NVL · SOUA
1912	34	BMG	B	136	522	522		144								.276	.276								BMG · IIIL
1913	35	MAD	C	125	493	493		148	26	1	1					.300	.300	.363	.663		179				MAD · WIIL
1914	36	MAD	C	114	433	433		105	11	5	0					.242	.242	.291	.533		126				MAD · WIIL
1915	37	MCY	D	91	308	308		76	6	2	0					.247	.247	.279	.526		86				MCY · CENA
1916	38	RKI,MCY	B,D	99	366	366		72								.197	.197								RKI,MCY · IIIL,CENA
1917	39	ATN	B	34	125	125		32	3	0	0					.256	.256	.280	.536		35				ATN · IIIL
8 Yrs				675	2960	2640	413	722	65	42	5	141	169	195	284	.273	.328	.336	.663	103	886	18	107
162 Game Avg.				162	710	634	99	173	16	10	1	34	41	47	68	.273	.328	.336	.663	103	213	4	26

CLE (7 yrs)				628	2765	2467	385	683	64	40	4	137	165	180	258	.277	.330	.340	.670	105	839	16	102
CIN (2 yrs)				47	195	173	28	39	1	2	1	4	4	15	26	.225	.295	.272	.566	69	47	2	5

AL (7 yrs)				628	2765	2467	385	683	64	40	4	137	165	180	258	.277	.330	.340	.670	105	839	16	102
NL (2 yrs)				47	195	173	28	39	1	2	1	4	4	15	26	.225	.295	.272	.566	69	47	2	5

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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Standard Fielding

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