Dave Foutz

Positions: First Baseman, Outfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 161lb (188cm, 73kg)

Born: September 7, 1856 in Carroll County, MD us

Died: March 5, 1897 in Waverly, MD

Buried: Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

Debut: July 29, 1884 (Age 27-326d, 940th in major league history)

Last Game: May 14, 1896 (Age 39-250d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: David Luther Foutz

Nicknames: Scissors

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Relatives: Brother of Frank Foutz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.4

4537

1253

.276

784

RBI

750

280

OBP

.323

SLG

.378

OPS

.701

OPS+

102

Summary of 38 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead, 37 lacking some details

2 Tms
STL	27
BRO	11

Platoon
vs RHB	21
vs LHB	13
vs ?HB	4

Home/Road
Home	19
Away	19

Outs
Unk	36
0	2

13 Opps
CIN	7
LOU	5
BAL	5
PHA	4
PHI	3
BRO	3
STL	2
COL	2
NYP	2
CLE	2
RIC	1
COL	1
PIT	1

33 Batters
Sam Thompson	2
Jack Kerins	2
Bug Holliday	2
Frank Fennelly	2
Thomas Burns	2
Bill Phillips	1
John Reilly	1
Billy Nash	1
Henry Larkin	1
James Roseman	1
Pop Smith	1
Charlie Comiskey	1
Reddy Mack	1
John Richmond	1
Kid Gleason	1
John Coleman	1
Jumbo Davis	1
Charlie Householder	1
Charley Jones	1
Harry Stovey	1
Jumbo McGinnis	1
Bill Greenwood	1
Guy Hecker	1
Joe Werrick	1
Al Atkinson	1
Jack Clements	1
Jake Beckley	1
Phenomenal Smith	1
Ed Swartwood	1
Ed Kennedy	1
Ed McKean	1
John Corkhill	1
Pete Hotaling	1

13 Parks
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	15
Eclipse Pk (LOU)	4
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	3
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	3
Recreat. Pk2 (COL)	2
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	2
WashingtnPk2 (NYC)	2
WashingtonPk (NYC)	2
League Pk I (CIN)	1
Oriole Pk 1 (BAL)	1
Eastern Pk (NYC)	1
Expo Pk (PIT)	1
RidgewoodPk2 (NYC)	1

Where Hit

5 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

65 Runs

Inning
1	8
2	2
3	4
4	1
5	4
6	4
7	3
8	6
9	6

1-3	14
4-6	9
7-end	15

RelScore
Tied	1
Unk	37

Tied	1
Unk	37

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	7
LF	5
CF	5
P	5
SS	4
RF	4
3B	3
2B	3
C	2

OrderPos
Unk	20
2nd	4
4th	4
1st	3
3rd	3
6th	2
9th	1
8th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-08-07	John Reilly	CIN	@	STL		t 6		1	4	3
2	2	2	1	1884-08-14	Pop Smith	COL		STL		b 1		2		4
3	3	3	1	1884-08-15	John Richmond	COL		STL		b 5		3		6
4	4	4	1	1884-08-17	Charley Jones	CIN		STL		b 1		2	2	7
5	5	5	1	1884-09-10	Thomas Burns	BAL	@	STL		t 6		3		1
6	6	6	1	1884-09-15	Billy Nash	RIC	@	STL		t 1		2		5
7	7	7	1	1884-09-23	Charlie Householder	BRO	@	STL		t 4		2	6	2
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
8	8	1	1	1885-05-13	Thomas Burns	BAL	@	STL		t 2		1		1	IPHR
9	9	2	1	1885-05-24	Bill Phillips	BRO	@	STL		t 9		1		3
10	10	3	1	1885-06-05	John Coleman	PHA		STL	tied 10-10	b 9		2	4	9	Walk-Off,IPHR
11	11	4	1	1885-06-30	Jack Kerins	LOU		STL		b 9		1	3	3
12	12	5	1	1885-08-03	Frank Fennelly	CIN	@	STL		t 8		1		6
13	13	6	1	1885-08-29	Guy Hecker	LOU		STL		b 9		1	2	3
14	14	7	1	1885-09-28	James Roseman	NYP		STL		b 1		2	2	8
15	15	8	2	1885-09-28	Ed Kennedy	NYP		STL		b 2		1	8	7
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
16	16	1	1	1886-05-18	Ed Swartwood	BRO		STL		b 1		2	3	9	IPHR
17	17	2	1	1886-07-12	Henry Larkin	PHA	@	STL		t 3		2		7
18	18	3	1	1886-09-03	Joe Werrick	LOU		STL		b 6		2		5
19	19	4	1	1886-09-17	Jumbo Davis	BAL		STL		b 9		2		5
20	20	5	1	1886-09-28 (2)	Jumbo McGinnis	BAL	@	STL		t 8		1	9	7
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
21	21	1	1	1887-04-23	John Corkhill	CIN	@	STL		t 8		1	6	8
22	22	2	1	1887-04-30	Ed McKean	CLE	@	STL		t 5		3	2	6
23	23	3	1	1887-06-10	Al Atkinson	PHA		STL		b 3		2		1
24	24	4	1	1887-07-01	Jack Kerins	LOU		STL		b 1	0	1	1	3	Lead-Off
25	25	5	1	1887-07-09	Phenomenal Smith	BAL	@	STL		t 3		1		1
26	26	6	1	1887-09-17	Pete Hotaling	CLE	@	STL		t 5		2		8
27	27	7	1	1887-09-25	Frank Fennelly	CIN	@	STL		t 7		3	3	6
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
28	28	1	1	1888-05-09	Harry Stovey	PHA		BRO		b 5		2	1	7
29	29	2	1	1888-06-03	Charlie Comiskey	STL	@	BRO		t 8		1	4	3	IPHR
30	30	3	1	1888-09-07	Reddy Mack	LOU	@	BRO		t 3		1		4
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
31	31	1	1	1889-06-24 (2)	Bill Greenwood	COL	@	BRO		t 6		2		4
32	32	2	1	1889-07-26	Bug Holliday	CIN	@	BRO		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
33	33	1	1	1891-09-16 (2)	Bug Holliday	CIN	@	BRO		t 7		1	4	8
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
34	34	1	1	1892-04-18	Sam Thompson	PHI		BRO		b 1		2		9
35	35	2	1	1892-05-07	Kid Gleason	STL		BRO		b 7		2		1
36	36	3	1	1892-07-11	Jake Beckley	PIT		BRO		b 8		2		3	IPHR
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
37	37	1	1	1893-07-25	Jack Clements	PHI		BRO		b 8		2		2
38	38	2	2	1893-07-25	Sam Thompson	PHI		BRO		b 9		2		9