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Bill Kuehne

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 185lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: October 24, 1858 in Leipzig, Germany de

Died: October 27, 1921 in Sulphur Springs, OH

Buried: Union Cemetery, Uhrichsville, OH

Debut: May 1, 1883 (Age 24-189d, 606th in major league history)

Last Game: September 29, 1892 (Age 33-341d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1883 season

Full Name: William J. Kuehne

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

4286

993

.232

533

RBI

403

150

OBP

.257

SLG

.337

OPS

.594

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos
1883	24	COL	AA	95	376	374	38	85	8	14	1			2		.227	.231	.332	.563	86	124		*54/6O
1884	25	COL	AA	110	425	415	48	98	13	16	5			9		.236	.254	.381	.635	111	158	1	*5
1885	26	PIT	AA	104	428	411	54	93	9	19	0	43		15		.226	.257	.341	.598	88	140	2	*5/6
1886	27	PIT	AA	117	502	481	73	98	16	17	1	48	26	19		.204	.237	.314	.551	76	151	2	O53
1887	28	PIT	NL	102	417	402	68	120	18	15	1	41	17	14	39	.299	.324	.425	.749	112	171	1	*6/35O
1888	29	PIT	NL	138	535	524	60	123	22	11	3	62	34	9	68	.235	.250	.336	.586	92	176	2	56
1889	30	PIT	NL	97	399	390	43	96	20	5	5	57	15	9	36	.246	.263	.362	.625	81	141	0	5O/436
1890	31	PBB	PL	128	565	537	66	126	21	12	5	73	21	28	37	.235	.273	.346	.619	71	186	0	*5
1891	32	TOT	AA	107	431	413	57	97	12	1	3	39	30	17	35	.235	.267	.291	.557	63	120	1	*5
1891	32	COL	AA	68	271	261	32	56	9	0	2	22	21	10	22	.215	.244	.272	.516	52	71	0	5
1891	32	LOU	AA	39	160	152	25	41	3	1	1	17	9	7	13	.270	.306	.322	.629	83	49	1	5
1892	33	TOT	NL	89	354	339	26	57	6	5	1	40	7	14	45	.168	.203	.224	.428	33	76	1	5/46
1892	33	LOU	NL	76	300	287	22	48	4	5	0	36	6	13	36	.167	.203	.216	.419	31	62	0	5
1892	33	STL	NL	6	25	24	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.167	.200	.208	.408	21	5	1	/56
1892	33	CIN	NL	6	25	24	3	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	5	.208	.240	.375	.615	86	9	0	/54
1892	33	STL	NL	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
10 Yrs				1087	4432	4286	533	993	145	115	25	403	150	136	260	.232	.257	.337	.594	82	1443	10
162 Game Avg.				162	661	639	79	148	22	17	4	60		20		.232	.257	.337	.594	82	215

PIT (5 yrs)				558	2281	2208	298	530	85	67	10	251	92	66	143	.240	.264	.353	.617	90	779	7
LOU (2 yrs)				115	460	439	47	89	7	6	1	53	15	20	49	.203	.239	.253	.492	50	111	1
COL (2 yrs)				205	801	789	86	183	21	30	6			11		.232	.243	.357	.601	99	282	1
STL (1 yr)				7	29	28	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.143	.172	.179	.351	4	5	1
CIN (1 yr)				6	25	24	3	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	5	.208	.240	.375	.615	86	9	0
PBB (1 yr)				128	565	537	66	126	21	12	5	73	21	28	37	.235	.273	.346	.619	71	186	0
COL (1 yr)				68	271	261	32	56	9	0	2	22	21	10	22	.215	.244	.272	.516	52	71	0

NL (4 yrs)				426	1705	1655	197	396	66	36	10	200	73	46	188	.239	.262	.341	.602	83	564	4
AA (5 yrs)				533	2162	2094	270	471	58	67	10	130	56	62	35	.225	.249	.331	.580	84	693	6
PL (1 yr)				128	565	537	66	126	21	12	5	73	21	28	37	.235	.273	.346	.619	71	186	0