Bill Abstein

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: February 2, 1883 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 8, 1940 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO

Debut: September 25, 1906 (Age 23-235d, 2,897th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 2, 1910 (Age 27-120d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: William Henry Abstein

Nicknames: Big Bill

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1909 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

619

150

.242

RBI

OBP

.281

SLG

.315

OPS

.596

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1909 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1909 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
2	2	Apr 15	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
3	3	Apr 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
4	4	Apr 17	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
5	5	Apr 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	12.0	13	1	0	14	0
6	6	Apr 22	PIT		CIN	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
7	7	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	15	2	0	17	1
8	8	Apr 24	PIT		CIN	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
9	9	Apr 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
10	10	Apr 26	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	12.0	15	1	0	16	0
11	11	Apr 27	PIT	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
12	12	Apr 28	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	11	1	1	13	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 2 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
14	14	May 2 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
15	15	May 3	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
16	16	May 4	PIT	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	11.0	13	1	1	15	0
17	17	May 5	PIT		STL	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
18	18	May 6	PIT		STL	W,6-5	CG	0	11.0	14	0	1	15	0
19	19	May 7	PIT		STL	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
20	20	May 8	PIT		STL	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
21	25 (4)	May 15	PIT	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
22	26	May 17	PIT	@	BRO	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
23	27	May 18	PIT	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	0	10.0	13	0	0	13	0
24	28	May 19	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
25	29	May 20	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
26	30	May 24	PIT	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
27	31	May 25	PIT	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
28	32	May 26	PIT	@	BSN	W,9-4	CG	0	10.0	13	0	2	15	1
29	33	May 27	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
30	34	May 29	PIT		CHC	L,3-8	CG	0	11.0	12	0	0	12	1
31	35	May 30 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
32	36	May 30 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
33	37	May 31 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
34	38	May 31 (2)	PIT		STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	39	Jun 2	PIT		BSN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
36	40	Jun 3	PIT		BSN	W,9-8	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
37	41	Jun 5	PIT		BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
38	42	Jun 7	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
39	45 (2)	Jun 11	PIT		BRO	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
40	46	Jun 12	PIT		BRO	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
41	47	Jun 14	PIT		BRO	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
42	48	Jun 15	PIT		BRO	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
43	49	Jun 16	PIT		NYG	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
44	50	Jun 18	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	10	0	1	11	1
45	51	Jun 19	PIT		NYG	W,2-1	CG	0	13.0	15	2	0	17	1
46	52	Jun 21	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	15	2	0	17	0
47	53	Jun 23	PIT	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
48	54	Jun 24	PIT	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
49	55	Jun 26	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	0	11.0	7	0	0	7	0
50	56	Jun 27 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
51	57	Jun 27 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
52	58	Jun 28	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	9	0	1	10	3
53	59	Jun 29	PIT		CHC	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
54	60	Jun 30	PIT		CHC	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	61	Jul 2 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
56	62	Jul 2 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
57	63	Jul 3	PIT		CHC	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
58	64	Jul 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	9	1	1	11	0
59	65	Jul 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-0	GS	0		4	0	0	4	0
60	79 (13)	Jul 19	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	15	0	1	16	1
61	80	Jul 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
62	81	Jul 21	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
63	82	Jul 22	PIT	@	BSN	W,9-0	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
64	83	Jul 24 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	12	2	1	15	1
65	84	Jul 24 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
66	85	Jul 26	PIT		CIN	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
67	86	Jul 27	PIT		CIN	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	13	1	1	15	1
68	87	Jul 28	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
69	88	Jul 29	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
70	89	Jul 30	PIT		NYG	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
71	90	Jul 31	PIT		NYG	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	91	Aug 3	PIT		BRO	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
73	92	Aug 4	PIT		BRO	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
74	93	Aug 5	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
75	94	Aug 6	PIT		BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	14.0	17	1	0	18	0
76	95	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
77	96	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
78	97	Aug 9	PIT		BSN	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
79	98	Aug 10	PIT		BSN	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	9	1	0	10	2
80	99	Aug 11	PIT		BSN	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
81	100	Aug 12 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,13-3	CG	0	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
82	101	Aug 12 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	CG	0	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
83	102	Aug 13	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	17	1	0	18	2
84	103	Aug 14	PIT		PHI	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
85	104	Aug 16	PIT		NYG	T,2-2	CG	0	8.0	8	2	1	11	0
86	105	Aug 17	PIT		STL	W,11-8	CG	0	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
87	106	Aug 18 (1)	PIT		STL	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
88	107	Aug 18 (2)	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
89	108	Aug 19	PIT		STL	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
90	109	Aug 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	110	Aug 21	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	0	11.2	14	1	2	17	0
92	111	Aug 23	PIT	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
93	112	Aug 24 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	113	Aug 24 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
95	114	Aug 25	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
96	115	Aug 26	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
97	116	Aug 27	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
98	117	Aug 28 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
99	118	Aug 28 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	10	1	1	12	0
100	119	Aug 30	PIT	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	13	3	0	16	0
101	120	Aug 31	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	121	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	14	1	0	15	0
103	122	Sep 2 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
104	123	Sep 4	PIT		STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
105	124	Sep 5	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	0	11.0	11	0	0	11	0
106	125	Sep 6 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	126	Sep 6 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
108	127	Sep 7	PIT		CHC	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
109	128	Sep 8	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	7	0	2	9	0
110	129	Sep 9	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
111	130	Sep 10	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
112	131	Sep 11	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
113	132	Sep 12	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
114	133	Sep 13	PIT	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
115	134	Sep 15	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
116	135	Sep 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
117	136	Sep 17	PIT		BRO	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	18	0	0	18	0
118	137	Sep 18	PIT		BRO	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
119	138	Sep 20	PIT		BRO	W,12-3	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
120	139	Sep 21 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
121	140	Sep 21 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
122	141	Sep 22	PIT		BSN	W,12-7	CG	0	9.0	13	1	1	15	0
123	142	Sep 24	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
124	143	Sep 25	PIT		PHI	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
125	144	Sep 27 (1)	PIT		NYG	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
126	145	Sep 27 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,7-8	CG	0	9.0	12	0	2	14	1
127	146	Sep 28	PIT		NYG	L,9-13	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
128	147	Sep 29	PIT		NYG	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
129	148	Sep 30 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
130	149	Sep 30 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
131	150	Oct 2	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	13	0	1	14	0
132	151	Oct 3	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
133	152	Oct 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	13	2	0	15	0
134	153	Oct 5 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
135	154	Oct 5 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	0	7.0	7	0	0	7	0
							135gm		1229.0	1412	65	27	1504	70