Jack Stivetts

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: March 31, 1868 in Ashland, PA us

Died: April 18, 1930 in Ashland, PA

Buried: Brock Cemetery, Ashland, PA

Debut: June 26, 1889 (Age 21-087d, 1,350th in major league history)

Last Game: June 12, 1899 (Age 31-073d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1889 season

Full Name: John Elmer Stivetts

Nicknames: Happy Jack

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.5

203

132

ERA

3.74

388

333

2887.2

1223

WHIP

1.406

Summary of 130 Home Runs Allowed

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

2 leading off, 2 walk-off, 0 tying, 2 go ahead, 128 lacking some details

2 Tms
BSN	97
STL	33

Platoon
vs RHB	72
vs LHB	52
vs ?HB	6

Home/Road
Home	85
Away	45

Outs
Unk	127
0	2
1	1

20 Opps
BRO	15
CLV	12
LOU	9
NYG	9
CIN	9
PHI	9
STL	8
CHC	8
PIT	8
BLN/BAL	8
PHA	6
ROC	6
WHS	6
PHA	5
BOS	5
COL	3
MIL	1
SYR	1
KCC	1
TOL	1

89 Batters
Jake Beckley	5
Billy Hoy	3
Tom Brown	3
Eddie Burke	3
Tommy Corcoran	3
Thomas Burns	3
Ed McKean	3
Mike Griffin	3
Bill Joyce	3
Duke Farrell	3
John Milligan	2
Henry Reitz	2
Charlie Irwin	2
Jack O'Brien	2
Deacon McGuire	2
Bill Greenwood	2
Cy Young	2
Lave Cross	2
Mike Grady	2
Denny Lyons	2
John Anderson	2
Jimmy Ryan	2
Jimmy Knowles	2
Charles Zimmer	2
Jack O'Connor	2
George Van Haltren	2
Chippy McGarr	2
Jake Stenzel	2
Henry Larkin	2
George Treadway	1
Perry Werden	1
Honus Wagner	1
John Sneed	1
Ad Gumbert	1
Sam Wise	1
Jim Canavan	1
Bert Cunningham	1
Sam Thompson	1
Pat Luby	1
Pop Schriver	1
Jimmy Collins	1
Billy Hamilton	1
Bid McPhee	1
Jack Glasscock	1
Dan Brouthers	1
Roger Connor	1
Tommy Dowd	1
Bill Dahlen	1
Jim Keenan	1
Lew Camp	1
Charley Bassett	1
Jud Smith	1
Ted Scheffler	1
Jack Clements	1
Gene Moriarty	1
William Clarke	1
George Miller	1
Charlie Duffee	1
Jack McGeachey	1
Frank Shugart	1
Ed Delahanty	1
Charlie Abbey	1
Parson Nicholson	1
Joe Kappel	1
George LaChance	1
Lefty Johnson	1
Billy Shindle	1
Ed Cartwright	1
Tom Kinslow	1
Charlie Dexter	1
Joe Mulvey	1
Dusty Miller	1
George Davis	1
Bill Lange	1
Jim Burns	1
Blondie Purcell	1
Patsy Tebeau	1
Charlie Reilly	1
Amos Rusie	1
Dick Buckley	1
Walt Wilmot	1
Frank Genins	1
John Grim	1
Buck Ewing	1
Tim O'Rourke	1
Mike Tiernan	1
Frank Dwyer	1
Jack Boyle	1
Hughie Jennings	1

19 Parks
South End (BOS)	31
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	26
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	22
CongressSt G (BOS)	9
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	7
Eastern Pk (NYC)	6
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	4
League Pk I (CIN)	3
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	3
Eclipse Pk 2 (LOU)	3
League Pk I (CLE)	2
Robison Fld (STL)	2
League Pk (CIN)	2
JefferStGrnd (PHI)	2
Boundary Fld (WAS)	2
Baker Bowl (PHI)	2
Culver Fld (ROC)	2
Expo Pk (PIT)	1
WestSide Grd (CHI)	1

Where Hit

13 Inside the Park

1 Bounced

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	81
2·HR gms	18
3·HR gms	3
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

223 Runs

Inning
1	11
2	13
3	14
4	14
5	11
6	18
7	17
8	19
9	10
Extra	3

1-3	38
4-6	43
7-end	49

RelScore
Tied	1
-1	1
Unk	128

Tied	1
Behind	1
Unk	128

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	21
1B	18
CF	17
C	17
RF	17
SS	16
LF	12
P	6
2B	6

OrderPos
Unk	58
6th	14
4th	12
3rd	10
5th	9
8th	7
7th	6
1st	6
2nd	5
9th	3

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1889-06-26	Jim Keenan	CIN	@	STL		t 6		1	4	2
2	2	2	1	1889-07-15	Mike Griffin	BAL	@	STL		t 5		2	1	8
3	3	3	1	1889-08-14	Jack O'Connor	COL	@	STL		t 5		1	6	2
4	4	4	1	1889-10-03	Jim Burns	KCC	@	STL		t 5		1	3	8
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
5	5	1	1	1890-05-27 (2)	Denny Lyons	PHA		STL		b 3		1		5
6	6	2	1	1890-06-10	Parson Nicholson	TOL	@	STL		t 6		2	6	4
7	7	3	1	1890-06-28	Jimmy Knowles	ROC	@	STL		t 3		4		5
8	8	4	1	1890-07-01	Deacon McGuire	ROC	@	STL		t 1		4		2
9	9	5	1	1890-07-13	Jack O'Brien	PHA	@	STL		t 5		2	4	3
10	10	6	2	1890-07-13	Jack O'Brien	PHA	@	STL		t 11		2	4	3
11	11	7	1	1890-07-22	Blondie Purcell	PHA		STL		b 4		2	4	7
12	12	8	1	1890-08-01	Ted Scheffler	ROC		STL		b 7		1		9
13	13	9	2	1890-08-01	Jimmy Knowles	ROC		STL		b 9		2		5
14	14	10	1	1890-08-16	Joe Kappel	PHA	@	STL		t 2		2	7	6
15	15	11	1	1890-08-21 (1)	Bill Greenwood	ROC	@	STL		t 7		3		4
16	16	12	1	1890-09-21 (1)	Bill Greenwood	ROC	@	STL		t 5		1		4
17	17	13	1	1890-10-02	Tim O'Rourke	SYR	@	STL		t 7		1	6	5
18	18	14	1	1890-10-08	John Sneed	COL	@	STL		t 2		2	6	9
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
19	19	1	1	1891-06-01	Tommy Corcoran	PHA	@	STL		t 8		1	5	6
20	20	2	1	1891-06-06	Tom Brown	BOS	@	STL		t 6		1		8
21	21	3	1	1891-06-28	Charlie Duffee	COL	@	STL		t 8		1	2	7
22	22	4	1	1891-07-09	Jack McGeachey	BOS		STL		b 5		1		7
23	23	5	1	1891-07-11	Duke Farrell	BOS		STL		b 4		3		5
24	24	6	1	1891-07-16	George Van Haltren	BAL		STL		b 4		1		7
25	25	7	1	1891-08-01	Duke Farrell	BOS	@	STL		t 2		1	6	5
26	26	8	2	1891-08-01	Duke Farrell	BOS	@	STL		t 4		2	6	5
27	27	9	1	1891-08-06	John Milligan	PHA	@	STL		t 3		1	4	2
28	28	10	2	1891-08-06	Henry Larkin	PHA	@	STL		t 8		1	3	3
29	29	11	1	1891-08-18	Eddie Burke	MIL	@	STL		t 7		3		8
30	30	12	1	1891-08-28	Lefty Johnson	BAL		STL		b 6		1		9	IPHR
31	31	13	1	1891-09-16	John Milligan	PHA	@	STL		t 1		3	4	2
32	32	14	2	1891-09-16	Lave Cross	PHA	@	STL		t 3		3	8	9	IPHR
33	33	15	3	1891-09-16	Joe Mulvey	PHA	@	STL		t 8		1		5	IPHR
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
34	34	1	1	1892-05-16	Bill Joyce	BRO	@	BSN		t 8		1	3	5
35	35	2	1	1892-06-08	Pat Luby	CHC	@	BSN		t 8		1		1
36	36	3	1	1892-06-18 (2)	Henry Larkin	WHS	@	BSN		t 6		2	4	3
37	37	4	1	1892-06-25	Denny Lyons	NYG		BSN		b 1		4		5
38	38	5	1	1892-07-06	Jack Glasscock	STL		BSN	behind 7-8	b 10		3		6	Walk-Off,Bounced
39	39	6	1	1892-07-25	Charley Bassett	LOU	@	BSN		t 2		2	6	5
40	40	7	1	1892-08-10	Billy Hamilton	PHI		BSN		b 2		4		7	IPHR
41	41	8	1	1892-09-08	Dick Buckley	STL	@	BSN		t 2		1	8	2
42	42	9	2	1892-09-08	Gene Moriarty	STL	@	BSN		t 2		2	6	7
43	43	10	3	1892-09-08	Lew Camp	STL	@	BSN		t 6		1	7	5
44	44	11	1	1892-09-27	Thomas Burns	BRO	@	BSN		t 8		2	4	9
45	45	12	1	1892-10-11 (2)	Bill Joyce	BRO		BSN		b 2		2	1	5
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
46	46	1	1	1893-05-22	Jack Boyle	PHI	@	BSN		t 6		2	5	3
47	47	2	2	1893-05-22	Charlie Reilly	PHI	@	BSN		t 9		1	7	5
48	48	3	1	1893-06-02	Tom Brown	LOU	@	BSN		t 5		2		8
49	49	4	1	1893-06-06	Ed McKean	CLV	@	BSN		t 9		3	3	6
50	50	5	2	1893-06-06	Charles Zimmer	CLV	@	BSN		t 9		3	8	2
51	51	6	1	1893-06-12	Frank Shugart	PIT	@	BSN		t 8		2		6
52	52	7	2	1893-06-12	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	BSN		t 9		1		3
53	53	8	1	1893-06-19	Thomas Burns	BRO	@	BSN		t 2		1	5	9
54	54	9	1	1893-06-21	Tom Kinslow	BRO	@	BSN		t 6		1	4	2
55	55	10	2	1893-06-21	Thomas Burns	BRO	@	BSN		t 8		2	5	9
56	56	11	1	1893-07-15	Jud Smith	CIN		BSN		b 5		1	9	5	IPHR
57	57	12	2	1893-07-15	Jim Canavan	CIN		BSN		b 6		1	5	7	IPHR
58	58	13	1	1893-07-18	Eddie Burke	NYG		BSN		b 6		4	7	7	IPHR
59	59	14	2	1893-07-18	Amos Rusie	NYG		BSN		b 8		1	9	1
60	60	15	1	1893-07-25	Sam Wise	WHS	@	BSN		t 5		1	3	5
61	61	16	1	1893-07-28 (2)	Henry Reitz	BLN	@	BSN		t 4		1		4
62	62	17	1	1893-09-23 (1)	Bid McPhee	CIN		BSN		b 3		1		4
1894	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
63	63	1	1	1894-04-28	Sam Thompson	PHI		BSN		t 2		2		9
64	64	2	1	1894-05-12	Mike Griffin	BRO	@	BSN		t 6		1		8
65	65	3	2	1894-05-12	Billy Shindle	BRO	@	BSN		t 9		2		5
66	66	4	1	1894-05-18	Lave Cross	PHI		BSN		t 6		1	6	5
67	67	5	1	1894-06-01	Jack O'Connor	CLV	@	BSN		b 3		4		2
68	68	6	2	1894-06-01	Buck Ewing	CLV	@	BSN		b 4		1		9
69	69	7	3	1894-06-01	Charles Zimmer	CLV	@	BSN		b 4		2		2
70	70	8	4	1894-06-01	Patsy Tebeau	CLV	@	BSN		b 6		2	5	3
71	71	9	1	1894-06-11	Charlie Irwin	CHC	@	BSN		t 7		3		6
72	72	10	2	1894-06-11	Bill Dahlen	CHC	@	BSN		t 8		1		6
73	73	11	3	1894-06-11	Charlie Irwin	CHC	@	BSN		t 9		3		6
74	74	12	1	1894-06-27	Tom Brown	LOU		BSN		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
75	75	13	1	1894-07-04 (1)	Jake Beckley	PIT		BSN		b 6		2		3	IPHR
76	76	14	1	1894-07-12	Billy Hoy	CIN		BSN		b 3		2		8	IPHR
77	77	15	1	1894-07-25 (1)	Tommy Corcoran	BRO	@	BSN		t 1		2		6
78	78	16	1	1894-07-27	Dan Brouthers	BLN		BSN		t 8		1		3
79	79	17	1	1894-08-02	Eddie Burke	NYG		BSN		b 8		1		7
80	80	18	1	1894-08-04	Bill Joyce	WHS	@	BSN		b 7		3		5
81	81	19	1	1894-08-11	George LaChance	BRO		BSN	tied 10-10	b 9	1	1	8	3	Walk-Off
82	82	20	1	1894-08-15	Jake Stenzel	PIT	@	BSN		t 3		2	4	8
83	83	21	2	1894-08-15	Jake Stenzel	PIT	@	BSN		t 6		1	4	8
84	84	22	1	1894-08-21 (2)	Billy Hoy	CIN	@	BSN		t 4		3		8
85	85	23	1	1894-08-23	Cy Young	CLV	@	BSN		t 7		1		1
86	86	24	1	1894-08-29	George Miller	STL	@	BSN		t 3		1	2	6
87	87	25	1	1894-09-01	Pop Schriver	CHC	@	BSN		t 7		3	9	2
88	88	26	1	1894-09-04	John Grim	LOU	@	BSN		t 1		2	3	2
89	89	27	1	1894-09-24	Frank Dwyer	CIN		BSN		b 5		1	8	9
1895	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
90	90	1	1	1895-04-19	Charlie Abbey	WHS	@	BSN		t 3		3	3	8
91	91	2	1	1895-06-10	Jimmy Collins	LOU	@	BSN		t 5		1	8	9
92	92	3	1	1895-06-29	Jack Clements	PHI		BSN		b 9		1	8	2
93	93	4	1	1895-07-03	George Treadway	BRO		BSN		b 8		1		9
94	94	5	1	1895-08-03	Mike Grady	PHI	@	BSN		t 2		1	6	2
95	95	6	1	1895-08-14	Hughie Jennings	BLN		BSN		b 8		2		6
96	96	7	1	1895-08-17	Ed Delahanty	PHI		BSN		b 1		2	2	7
97	97	8	1	1895-08-27	Frank Genins	PIT	@	BSN		t 7		2	5	6
98	98	9	1	1895-08-30	Ed McKean	CLV	@	BSN		t 7		2	2	6
99	99	10	2	1895-08-30	Chippy McGarr	CLV	@	BSN		t 8		1	6	5
100	100	11	1	1895-09-10	Tommy Dowd	STL	@	BSN		t 7		2	1	8
101	101	12	1	1895-09-19	George Van Haltren	NYG	@	BSN		t 7		1	3	8
102	102	13	1	1895-09-24	John Anderson	BRO		BSN		b 7		1	5	7
103	103	14	1	1895-09-30 (1)	Deacon McGuire	WHS		BSN		b 6		3		2	IPHR
104	104	15	2	1895-09-30 (1)	Ed Cartwright	WHS		BSN		b 7		2		3	Cycle
1896	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
105	105	1	1	1896-05-02	William Clarke	BLN	@	BSN		t 4		1	7	2
106	106	2	2	1896-05-02	Henry Reitz	BLN	@	BSN		t 4		1	6	4
107	107	3	1	1896-05-23	Chippy McGarr	CLV		BSN		b 3		1		5	IPHR
108	108	4	2	1896-05-23	Cy Young	CLV		BSN		b 3		1		1	IPHR
109	109	5	1	1896-05-27	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	BSN		t 2		1	6	3
110	110	6	2	1896-05-27	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	BSN		t 4		1	6	3
111	111	7	1	1896-05-30 (2)	Ed McKean	CLV	@	BSN		t 4		2		6
112	112	8	1	1896-06-05	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	BSN		t 1		2		9
113	113	9	2	1896-06-05	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	BSN		t 6		1		9
114	114	10	1	1896-06-12	Billy Hoy	CIN	@	BSN		t 3		2		8
115	115	11	1	1896-06-23	Mike Griffin	BRO	@	BSN		t 4		1	2	8
116	116	12	1	1896-07-07	Bert Cunningham	LOU		BSN		b 6		1		1
117	117	13	1	1896-07-11 (2)	Roger Connor	STL		BSN		b 1		2		3
118	118	14	1	1896-07-22	Bill Lange	CHC		BSN		b 10		1	3	8
119	119	15	1	1896-08-03	Ad Gumbert	PHI	@	BSN		t 8		2		1
120	120	16	1	1896-08-12 (2)	Jake Beckley	NYG	@	BSN		t 1	0	1	1	3	Lead-Off
121	121	17	1	1896-09-01 (1)	Charlie Dexter	LOU	@	BSN		t 9		2	1	2
122	122	18	1	1896-09-09	Mike Tiernan	NYG		BSN		b 7		1		9
123	123	19	1	1896-09-21	Tommy Corcoran	BRO		BSN		b 4		1		6
1897	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
124	124	1	1	1897-06-11 (2)	Perry Werden	LOU	@	BSN		t 1		1		3
125	125	2	1	1897-06-22	John Anderson	BRO		BSN		b 7		3	3	7
126	126	3	1	1897-07-26	Mike Grady	STL		BSN		b 8		1	4	3
127	127	4	1	1897-08-12 (2)	George Davis	NYG		BSN		b 7		2		6
128	128	5	1	1897-09-04	Dusty Miller	CIN	@	BSN		t 3		2		9
1898	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
129	129	1	1	1898-05-04	Walt Wilmot	NYG		BSN		b 2		1	7	9
130	130	2	1	1898-05-27	Honus Wagner	LOU		BSN		b 8		3	5	3	IPHR